Friday 15 April
Today's news from the web
- Cash windfall will protect wildlife and heritage of Pocklington Canal yorkpress.co.uk
Work to protect habitats and heritage on a picturesque East Yorkshire canal has secured a £496,600 windfall. The funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is for the Pocklington Canal, which runs for 9.5 miles between Canal Head, near Pocklington to the River Derwent in East Cottingwith, will help improve conditions for important species and restore two historic bridges....
Wednesday 13 April
Today's news from the web
- £10,000 from Tesco bags for Stover Canal Trust torquayheraldexpress.co.uk
Celebrations are in order for Stover Canal Trust after it bagged £10,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. The supermarket teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative, which saw grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 — all raised from the 5p bag levy — being awarded to environmental and greenspace projects. ...
Tuesday 12 April
Today's news from the web
- Scottish athlete wins second Red Bull Neptune's Steps swimming challenge heraldscotland.com
A homegrown athlete beat 200 competitors to win a unique open-water uphill swimming race involving scaling canal lock gates in Glasgow on Saturday. The Red Bull Neptune Steps race is the only competition of its kind in the world. Participants swim uphill through 420 metres of cold water and climb 18 metres over eight canal lock gates, helped by rope climbs, wooden ladders, cargo nets and climbing walls....
- Dragon boats to paddle L&L for blood bikers charity wigantoday.net
Two dragon boat crews aim to travel the length of the Leeds-Liverpool canal in the space of one week with two days of the gruelling itinerary taking them through the borough. The feat is all in aid of a North West Blood Bikers service, a group of volunteers who transport vital medical supplies between hospitals. Organiser Jeff Quirk told the Evening Post he believes it will be the first time the route will have been completed by dragon boats....
- Appeal for Sheffield canal adoption scheme volunteers as litter crisis deepens thestar.co.uk
A worrying surge in the amount of rubbish blighting Sheffield’s picturesque canals has prompted a charity to take action. The Sheffield branch of the Canal and River Trust is urging people to sign up to an adoption scheme to take care of a particular stretch of affected waterway. Dave Walker, aged 58, has been the lock keeper at Tinsley Marina for the last 30 years and works for the charity, which protects waterways. ...
- Irish marathon runner completes Canal du Midi in four days irishmirror.ie
An Irish marathon runner has completed his toughest challenge to date after running 260km along a major canal in France. Aodhagan Fitzsimons tackled the pathways of the Canal Du Midi in Southern France last week. And the 42-year-old, who has officially run 39 marathons, managed to complete the epic feat in a mind-blowing four days....
- CRT sprays niceties on towpath to encourage riverside politeness oxfordmail.co.uk
Rudeness is being banished from the riverside with walkers being urged to be polite and doff their hats to passers-by. The Canal and River Trust is enforcing a be-nice-or-leave policy at Isis Lock in Oxford to encourage people to remember their manners on the towpath....
Thursday 7 April
Today's news from the web
- 'Nomadic' pensioner, 92, died after falling into canal as he tried to reach his boat expressandstar.com
A 92 year old man who lived a ‘nomadic’ lifestyle died after falling into the Rugeley canal trying to access his boat, a court heard. The body of William Dudley Curwen was found in the canal near Leathermill Lane on January 25 by a group of teenagers, who called the police after making the discovery. During an inquest at Cannock Coroners Court, it was said that Mr Curwen could have been trying to gain access to the canal boat he lived on before slipping and fracturing his neck in the process. The court heard that tests carried out on Mr Curwen found no trace of alcohol in his system. He didn’t have a history of medical illness, although he wasn’t registered to a GP....
Wednesday 6 April
Today's news from the web
- Barnsley canal developer lodges appeal against fine barnsley-chronicle.co.uk
A DEVELOPER who destroyed a stretch of former canal without planning permission has lodged an appeal after being told to undo the damage or face a £20,000 fine. Workmen closed a footpath and began ripping out trees and vegetation along the former Dearne and Dove canal bank behind Barnsley Trade Park at Stairfoot earlier this year. One side of the canal bank was removed entirely which effectively destroyed the canal....
- Start your own Great Canal Journeys: Buy a house with its own mooring express.co.uk
Around two million people tune in to watch Timothy West and Prunella Scales on their Great Canal Journeys around Britain and Europe, earwigging as these national treasures put the world to rights and check to see if it’s wine o’clock yet. Timothy West and Prunella Scales have captured the nation's imagination on their Great Canal Journey Viewers describe them as inspirational and report they have booked boating holidays on the strength of the Channel 4 show. No wonder the number of people messing about on boats along Britain’s canals is on the rise. ...
Tuesday 29 March
Today's news from the web
- Rescue on the Avon as narrowboat becomes wedged under Eckington Bridge eveshamobserver.co.uk
Five people were rescued from a narrow boat after it became wedged under a bridge on the River Avon. Hereford & Worcester Fire Service were called to Eckington Bridge at about 3pm yesterday (Monday) to rescue those who were stranded on the vessel. It’s not clear how the narrow boat became wedged under the bridge, but the River Avon had risen following heavy rain as a result of Storm Katie....
Saturday 26 March
Today's news from the web
- Canal walk highlights Selby's history thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Construction of the Selby Canal was arguably the most important development in the town since the building of abbey 600 years earlier. Now used entirely by pleasure craft, some aspects of its trading past can still be seen and are described in one of a number of walks contained in a free guide to the history of the town....
Tuesday 22 March
Today's news from the web
- £7.5m restoration to bring back ‘buried’ Black Country canal expressandstar.com
The historic Bradley Arm canal which was shut and 'buried' in the 1950s could be given a new lease of life with a £7.5 million restoration project....
Monday 21 March
Today's news from the web
- Man's body found on Wolverhampton 21 locks expressandstar.com
A man's body has been found on the Wolverhampton 21 lock flight - with police treating the death as unexplained. Officers were called to the body at Lock 10 of the flight on 20th March, close to the New Regency Banqueting Suite. ...
- All aboard for Pocklington canal trips pocklingtonpost.co.uk
Good Friday will see the start of the 2016 season for Pocklington Canal Amenity Society’s trip boat New Horizons. The canal society’s standard 30-minute taster trips will run on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday and then every Sunday and Bank Holiday until the end of October....
Tuesday 8 March
Today's news from the web
- London liveaboard who lost everything in fire 'overwhelmed' by generosity of fellow boaters getwestlondon.co.uk
A mechanic left with nothing after his narrow boat was gutted by fire has been "overwhelmed" by the generosity of fellow boaters, who raised nearly £2,000 to get him back on his feet. Stewart Collier popped out to get a pint of milk last Sunday (February 28) and returned to his mooring on the Grand Union Canal near Boston Manor tube station in Brentford to find his boat a charred wreck....
- Public square with cinema screen part of new vision for Birmingham's Eastside birminghampost.co.uk
Major regeneration plans for Eastside district would see Typhoo Wharf brought back to life, new public realm and city parks and cultural quarter with cinema screen...
Friday 4 March
Today's news from the web
- Demonstrators demand action to improve 'dangerous' canal towpath in Skipton cravenherald.co.uk
Campaigners demanding action to improve a deeply pitted and rutted section of canal towpath in Skipton made their feelings clear in a demonstration on Tuesday. Protestors waved placards before their representative, Skipton West Labour councillor Peter Madeley, was about to meet Nick Smith of the Canal and River Trust in Craven District Council's Belle Vue offices. Broughton Road residents and other nearby householders have long been pushing for improvements to a half-mile stretch of the towpath, which they say has been "impassable and dangerous" over the winter....
Tuesday 1 March
Today's news from the web
- Cyclist thrown in canal by thugs: I'm leaving London standard.co.uk
A cyclist who was attacked by thugs and thrown in a canal with his bike said he is so traumatised by the vicious assault that he is moving out of London. Peter Bettell was returning home to his canal boat in Kensal Rise when a gang punched him and slashed open his jacket before pushing him into the icy water and leaving him for dead. The incident on the towpath on the Grand Union Canal in North west London is being investigated by detectives. Mr Bettell, 53, said he is taking his boat out of London and will commute to his retail job in Piccadilly following the horrific assault at 6.15pm on Tuesday....
Monday 29 February
Today's news from the web
- Mystery as two dogs found in Manchester canal metro.co.uk
Police are searching for a person after two dogs were discovered in a canal. Emergency services were called to the Ashton Canal in Manchester after someone reported a dog trapped in the lock. Two dogs were pulled onto land but one died....
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