16th November 2016
Steve Haywood: the EA is shirking its responsibilities
The Environment Agency has made an enemy of our opinionated columnist and award-winning current affairs TV producer, journalist and author Steve Haywood
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15th November 2016
HS2 reprieve for Chesterfield?
The canal’s restoration may be saved from being wrecked by the HS2 high speed railway but the Chesterfield Canal Trust has cautioned that this doesn’t mean the battle is won yet
10th November 2016
Funding bid to save Thomas Telford’s Wappenshall Wharf
Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust hopes to get £1 million of lottery funding but is still looking for donations to reopen the disused wharf in Shropshire
10th November 2016
Pop to the Pocklington for restoration launch on 17 November
Get involved with the plans for repairs and improvements as the three-year Gem in the Landscape project is officially launched
10th November 2016
Two Dublin canals closed amid safety concerns
Waterways Ireland hopes to reopen the Royal and Grand at the “earliest opportunity”, but the move has been criticised as an overreaction
10th November 2016
Mon & Brec repairs boosted by £2.5m
Improvements are part of a major project to reinvigorate the picturesque waterway and its wildlife from Brecon to Cwmcarn
8th November 2016
Boat Test: Rocinante by Finesse
Tyler Wilson has started its own boat-fitting operation and Rocinante is its first boat – so we found out how well shell building has evolved into fit-outs
3rd November 2016
A guide to how to use mooring lines for springing
Your lines can do a lot more for you than just help you hug the bank securely, especially when it’s windy
3rd November 2016
River Severn scheme secures almost £20m in funding
And we’ll see King Henry III’s favourite fish make a return
3rd November 2016
Lock- and weir-keepers wanted for the Thames
The Environment Agency is looking to recruit new lock- and weir-keepers for the Thames after the retirement of four existing resident keepers
3rd November 2016
Help needed to stop illegal fly tipping
People in Birmingham and the Black Country are urged to report incidents along the region’s canals
