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BW Winter Stoppages 2011-12

Will Chapman — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:46:37 +0000

Nantwich Road closed after HGV hits canal bridge

Support — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:27:36 +0000

3rd November 2010

David Morgan of the Nantwich Guardian reports that:

Nantwich Road in Middlewich is currently closed after a HGV hit the canal bridge causing it to be ‘unsafe’ today, Wednesday.

The road is expected to be closed until Saturday, November 6 but this will be confirmed on Thursday, November 4 following further assessments.

. . . → Read More: Nantwich Road closed after HGV hits canal bridge

Navigation route to be restored after deal

Will Chapman — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:49:53 +0000

Monday 18th October 2010

The Worcester News reports that:

HOLIDAYMAKERS will be able to enjoy a 21-mile cruising ring around Worcestershire’s waterways after a missing piece of land needed for the project was finally secured.

Acquiring the missing link will enable workers to reconnect the Barge and Junction canals in Droitwich, a navigation route that . . . → Read More: Navigation route to be restored after deal

British Waterways announces phased reopening of Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Will Chapman — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:52:58 +0000

15th Sep 2010

British Waterways is today pleased to announce the phased reopening of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal beginning this Friday 17 September, with reservoir levels in North West at a sufficient enough level to get boat traffic moving again.

The stretch below Lock 51 at Barrowford to Lock 85 in . . . → Read More: British Waterways announces phased reopening of Leeds & Liverpool Canal

BW winter stoppage programme on waterscape

Will Chapman — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:46:50 +0000

9th Sep 2010

British Waterways has finalised its winter stoppage programme, which has now been published exclusively on waterscape.

This year’s programme of planned engineering works has benefited from British Waterways’ largest ever consultation on the stoppage schedule with canal users.

Early May saw the organisation release its first draft of the stoppage programme, which . . . → Read More: BW winter stoppage programme on waterscape

Business is down as Leeds-Liverpool canal closes

Support — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:52:25 +0000

12th August 2010

The closure of the Leeds- Liverpool canal has had a severe effect on businesses .

A 64-mile stretch of the canal from Gargrave to Wigan was closed for boating last Monday, August 2.

British Waterways blamed the closure on the driest first six months of the year since 1929.

But since it . . . → Read More: Business is down as Leeds-Liverpool canal closes

British Waterways: Compensation for Closed Waterways

Support — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:31:00 +0000

26 July 2010

Jake Berry Rossendale and Darwen, Conservative asked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether British Waterways plans to compensate a boat owners and business owners affected by the temporary closure of a stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Richard Benyon Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Natural Environment . . . → Read More: British Waterways: Compensation for Closed Waterways

Popular Pendle boat festival sunk by drought

Will Chapman — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:03:31 +0000

Wednesday 21st July 2010

Lancashire Telegraph

* By Peter Magill » Burnley chief reporter

TOURISM bosses have pulled the plug on a popular boating festival due to the closure of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal because of the drought.

The annual gathering at Reedley Marina was due to go ahead in September but British Waterways . . . → Read More: Popular Pendle boat festival sunk by drought

Drought forces partial closure of Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Will Chapman — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:10:34 +0000

13th Jul 2010

With some of the worst drought conditions for 100 years British Waterways has today announced that it is taking the highly unusual step of partially closing a canal in the North West.

The planned closure of almost half of Britain’s longest man-made waterway – the 127-mile long Leeds & Liverpool Canal – . . . → Read More: Drought forces partial closure of Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Water resource investigations

quidditch — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:49 +0000

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