Thursday 14 May

Today's news from the web

Youngsters' leaky boat to be fixed by grant thisislocallondon.co.uk

A TRUST will be able to continue hiring out its narrowboat to youth groups after securing a grant to make essential repairs. ...
Middlewich Gateway project set to transform Town Wharf middlewichguardian.co.uk

Developers hope to completely regenerate the Town Wharf site in a scheme which could even see the town council and Middlewich Vision offices relocated. British Waterways, which owns the site, is currently in the process of selling it to a private investor. ...
S&SYN clean-up doncasterfreepress.co.uk

More than 40 tonnes of rubbish has been dredged from one of Doncaster's best-loved beauty spots in a major clean-up operation. Earlier this month the Free Press published pictures of how Sprotbrough Falls had been turned into a dangerous floating rubbish dump after a boom had been placed across the water to stop refuse floating downstream. ...

Plans afoot for new footbridge wigantoday.net

British Waterways is to install a new footbridge at Gathurst Locks. ...
Double celebration for Wey & Arun waterscape.com

On Saturday 9th May, the Wey & Arun Canal Trust reached another milestone in its ambitious programme to restore 'London’s Lost Route to the Sea', with the re-opening of the waterway under Loxwood High Street and the naming of a new, all-electric visitor boat, Wiggonholt. ...
Dragonboat festival on the BCN birminghampost.net

A 40ft Chinese Dragonboat race along the Fazeley canal will be the main feature of the tenth annual Dragonboat Festival, at Brindleyplace, on June 27. ...
Cat flap as stranded moggy refuses to be rescued eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk

London’S finest firefighters spent two hours trying to reach a cat trapped on a canal raft which didn’t want to be rescued. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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