Lock house relief
Added: Thursday 18th of December 2008 Catgory: newsTHE EA has announced that it will keep a resident lock and weir keeper at each of its 45 lock sites along the River Thames. The new proposal follows protests earlier this year when the EA announced it was to sell 10 river lock cottages and to let a further 12 to cut costs. These protests led to an Early Day Motion to be tabled in Parliament and the Agency suspending the proposals for further review.
Internet safety
Added: Wednesday 17th of December 2008 Catgory: newsTHE Environment Agency has launched a new online service to help Thames river users keep safe on the water.
Euro recognition
Added: Wednesday 17th of December 2008 Catgory: newsROGER Helmer MEP unveiled a European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) plaque on 28 November at Foxton Locks.
Atlas and Malus
Added: Wednesday 17th of December 2008 Catgory: newsBIRMINGHAM Canal Navigations Society and Coombeswood Canal Trust have jointly leased the two historic working boats Atlas and Malus from British Waterways for five years.
2009 Festival Chairman
Added: Wednesday 17th of December 2008 Catgory: newsRON Hetherington, councillor for E&W Leake and Rushcliffe Borough Council cabinet member, has been announced as the Redhill Festival Chairman, for the IWA National Festival & Boat Show set to take place on 29-31 August 2009.
New chairman
Added: Wednesday 17th of December 2008 Catgory: newsDAVID Fletcher has been chosen as the new chairman of the National Association of Boat Owners for 2008/9.
Historic sculptures for Wigan Pier Quarter
Added: Thursday 4th of December 2008 Catgory: newsA PIT brow lass, bargee, mill worker and a boat builder will soon be greeting visitors to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath that cuts through the Wigan Pier Quarter.
Bringing the Uttoxeter Canal back to life
Added: Thursday 4th of December 2008 Catgory: newsPLANS to revive the Uttoxeter Canal are featured in a free exhibition which is open until the end of January.
Renewable energy
Added: Tuesday 18th of November 2008 Catgory: newsBRITISH Waterways has announced plans to generate renewable energy at canal and riverside locations across the UK.
Red diesel
Added: Tuesday 18th of November 2008 Catgory: newsTHE first day of November was a red letter day for boaters with the latest announcement from HM Revenue & Customs.
British Waterways Annual Meeting 2008
Added: Tuesday 18th of November 2008 Catgory: newsTHE 2008 British Waterways Annual Meeting was held on 8 October in Birmingham and offered a number of points of discussion about the management and financing of the waterways.
Inland marinas boost UK economy by £150m
Added: Tuesday 18th of November 2008 Catgory: newsA new report by the British Marine Federation (BMF) has revealed that the inland marine sector is worth over £150-million to the UK economy.
BW Olympic Bonus
Added: Tuesday 18th of November 2008 Catgory: newsBreaking news...DEPARTMENT for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded British Waterways a sum of £2-million from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund.
River water quality improves
Added: Thursday 9th of October 2008 Catgory: newsNEW Data released by the EA shows that the quality of water in rivers in England and Wales has continued to improve for the 18th consecutive year.
Two tings improve towpath safety
Added: Wednesday 8th of October 2008 Catgory: newsTHE Grand Western Canal Country Park ranger service has launched a new towpath code of conduct, in a bid to encourage safer and more considerate use of the towpath by cyclists, walkers and anglers.
Calendar keeps it in the community
Added: Wednesday 8th of October 2008 Catgory: newsBOATERS in Bradford on Avon have put the fun back into fundraising by posing nude for a calendar.
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