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07:38, Aug 27 2010 BRITISH Waterways is to improve access to the Weaver Valley for communities and visitors with a new horse friendly bridge across the river at Dutton Locks. The public right of way on both sides of the bridge is well-used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders, forming part of the Sustrans sustainable . . . → Read More: New horse friendly bridge installed at Dutton Locks 9:40am Saturday 28th August 2010 Craven farmers have slammed British Waterways for failing to repair leaks in the canal and endangering the livelihoods of businesses. Tim Pilling, of Wilkinson’s Farm, East Marton, said he and a group of farming friends had voiced their anger to the waterways company, which closed a 64-mile stretch of the . . . → Read More: Farmers call for action over Leeds-Liverpool Canal leaks CALLS to tidy up an important heritage site on the Trent and Mersey Canal have gone unanswered, it has been claimed. Butt Lane’s Councillor Kyle Robinson says graffiti adorns walls along the canal in Kidsgrove and that a damaged bridge has been left in need of repairs for months. And he accused British Waterways, which . . . → Read More: Canal clean-up bid ignored by BW in Kidsgrove By Ben Metz, August 20, 2010 10:56 am Today I start a new project. I’m part of a small team that’s recently obtained funding to explore how our waterways might realise maximum public benefit through its widely anticipated move from government quango to civil society body. It’s an exciting time for Arm’s Length Bodies as . . . → Read More: Exploring potential futures within civil society for The UK’s inland waterways British Waterways is appealing to dog owners to stop littering the branches of Britain’s hedgerows with plastic bags filled with their pets’ poo. These smelly non biodegradable eyesores have become a common sight across the nation’s canals, parks and countryside. With dog owners picking up their pet’s faeces but then not following the Countryside Code . . . → Read More: Dog walkers asked to take lead by cutting the crap Users of the Kennet and Avon canal in Wiltshire are being encouraged to share a lock in an attempt to save water. British Waterways is placing signs along the route from Caen Hill, Devizes, to Bath asking people to think about the measure. Waterways manager Mark Stevens said using less water will not be the . . . → Read More: Lock sharing plan to save Kennet and Avon canal water Waterscape brings you the latest information on the condition of the reservoirs feeding British Waterways’ canal network. The weather is always a favourite topic of conversation with the British Public. For those with an interest in canals and rivers it can border on obsession (with good reason). To keep you updated on how the weather’s . . . → Read More: Water Watch – August 2010 4 August 2010 Water fern was used as an ornamental plant by the Victorians Weevils are being used as a weapon against canal-threatening water ferns on canals. British Waterways is releasing the 2mm-long beetles into the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to eat the North American fern. Individual water fern plants are only around 10mm long, . . . → Read More: Weevils used in war on water fern on canals BW has to manage water supplies very carefully to ensure the reliability of the system during the busy summer months. An essential part of this work is the gathering of accurate data at key locations and BW will be carrying out planned ‘site trials’ at key locations over the summer and into the autumn to . . . → Read More: Water resource investigations A RECYCLING company has been fined £19,000 after admitting polluting a waterway and killing two swans. AWS Eco Plastics has been fined a total of £19,500 and ordered to pay full Environment Agency costs of £8,447 for twice polluting a dyke with oil at Hemswell Cliff, near Gainsborough. Lincoln magistrates heard the first spill was . . . → Read More: Recycling Company fined for Oil Spill that killed Swans |
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