Tuesday 12 May
Today's news from the web
- Dredging work starts for Bow Backs sandandgravel.com
A 60-tonne vessel has started dredging 1.4 miles (2.2km) of canal from Bow Locks on Bow Creek to the Waterworks River, beside the Aquatics Centre site. ...
Monday 11 May
Today's news from the web
- Upgraded stretch of towpath is unveiled as part of Middlewich Vision middlewichguardian.co.uk
A NEWLY upgraded stretch of the Middlewich towpath was officially unveiled on Friday. ...
- Naturalist claims scalping killed off Napton reservoir's insects leamingtoncourier.co.uk
British Waterways has been accused of "scalping" the banks of a reservoir near Napton. ...
- Canal event was a hit berrowsjournal.co.uk
A SPECIAL day to promote Droitwich and the impact its multi-million pound canal restoration will have on established and new businesses, as well as local residents, has been hailed a success. ...
Friday 8 May
Today's news from the web
- Canal festival is a big success cravenherald.co.uk
A movie theme brought the crowds to Skipton’s popular Waterway Festival over the bank holiday weekend. ...
- Restored lock cottage reopens in Ireland portadowntimes.co.uk
A FLOTILLA of boats will create a spectacular sight for the people of Portadown during the reopening of the restored Moneypenny's Lockhouse on the Newry Canal tomorrow (Saturday). ...
- Boat owner fined peterboroughtoday.co.uk
Boat owner David Payne has been fined for not having a registration certificate while moored on the River Nene. ...
- Waterway dredged for 2012 games news.bbc.co.uk
Work has begun on dredging waterways at the Olympic Park in east London to enable boats to carry construction material to the site. ...
Thursday 7 May
Today's news from the web
- Man burned as family flee boat fire stainesnews.co.uk
A TRANQUIL bank holiday boat trip nearly ended in disaster after a pleasure boat exploded at a lock, burning the driver. ...
- Safety appeal to boaters after river blaze maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
The Environment Agency is urging all boaters to ensure their vessels are properly maintained following a dangerous explosion at Old Windsor Lock at the weekend. ...
- Newbury's canal "rat capital of England" newburytoday.co.uk
Council spokeswoman Peta Stoddart-Crompton said: “We’re not aware of being one of those said towns. We have been monitoring numbers of rats around the canal area of the town, and there have actually been fewer sightings." ...
- Consultation shows 90 per cent in favour of Lydiate marina plans - Maghull Star maghullstar.co.uk
Consensus for the proposed marina in Lydiate is 90% in favour. ...
- Marking Caledonian milestone in style pressandjournal.co.uk
A flotilla will spend five days sailing through the Caledonian Canal as part of the Homecoming Scotland celebrations. ...
Wednesday 6 May
Today's news from the web
- Sustainable Transport Manager appointed in London waterscape.com
British Waterways and Transport for London are pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Milnes, who has taken up the jointly funded role of Sustainable Transport Manager at the waterways authority. ...
- Canal chapel celebrates its 100th anniversary chesterchronicle.co.uk
The only tin chapel in Chester marks its 100th anniversary this weekend. ...
- Kew looks at restoring its riverside splendour - Times Online timesonline.co.uk
The Times has learnt of plans now being, as it were, floated, for a new river approach — a more elegant dock adjacent to the gardens, and the relandscaping of Kew’s river border. ...
- Volunteers lead the way in canal heritage project waterscape.com
British Waterways and Macclesfield Canal Society are applying the finishing touches to a Cheshire waterway heritage project aimed at upgrading the local canalside environment. ...
- Apollo is ready to return to canal thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
A waterbus service which used to run between Bingley’s Three Rise Locks and Shipley Wharf is to be reinstated as part of a £300,000 project. ...
- No Earls Court show this year boatingbusiness.com
Managing director James Brooke says the Sail Power & Watersports Show won’t run this year. ...
- Timetable set for Loch canal link dumbartonreporter.co.uk
A TIMETABLE has been set for the creation of an “iconic” waterway network that will see a canal built allowing boats to sail from the River Clyde right into the heart of Loch Lomond. ...
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194