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£3m repair project begins on canal breach Updated: 27/04/2021, 3:47 pm Aerial view of the start of £3m repair work on the River Aire near Goole (Richard McCarthy/PA) A waterways charity carrying out a £3 million repair programme after a canal breach following high rainfall has said that climate change is one of its biggest challenges. The Canal & River Trust has begun repairs to the Aire & Calder Navigation, in East Yorkshire, after it was breached in December – causing a 20-metre section of embankment to be swept way and flooding nearby land. A multi-agency response to the incident saw ...

A waterways charity carrying out a £3 million repair programme after a canal breach following high rainfall has said that climate change is one of its biggest challenges. The Canal & River Trust has begun repairs to the Aire & Calder Navigation, in East Yorkshire, after it was breached in December – causing a 20-metre section of embankment to be swept way and flooding nearby land. A multi-agency response to the incident saw a helicopter placing 240 one-tonne bags of stone around the breach hole at Newbridge, near Goole, to help manage the water flow. Permanent repairs have now begun at the...

Leeds Building Society has agreed to adopt a one-mile stretch of waterways cared for by the Canal & River Trust in the centre of Leeds. The society is moving to a new riverside headquarters alongside the stretch of waterway that will benefit from the project. The two-year adoption will see the first year’s contribution being made by GRAHAM, which has acted as principal contractor for the new head office in Sovereign Street. The one-mile stretch in the centre of Leeds is located between Wellington Place footbridge and Crown Point Bridge, and includes parts of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and ...

North East byelaws overview North East byelaws apply to anyone fishing with a rod and line for salmon, trout, coarse fish, eels, smelt and lamprey in all freshwater fisheries. See the national rod fishing byelaws for rules that cover the whole country. The North East is divided into 2 byelaw areas – Northumbria and Yorkshire. Northumbria byelaw area This area covers all waters within river catchments in England that flow into the North Sea northwards from Boulby Craggs, Staithes (near Whitby). It does not include the River Tweed or any of its tributaries. Principal river catchments include ...

Overview of national and local angling byelaws The byelaws outlined in this guide are legally enforceable rules for freshwater fishing with a rod and line across England. National fisheries byelaws apply to all waters in England. They also apply to the Border Esk and those tributaries that are in Scotland, but exclude the River Tweed and its tributaries. England is divided into 6 byelaw areas for angling purposes. National byelaws apply to all of these areas. Each byelaw area has its own set of supplementary byelaws. Within these byelaw areas, some byelaws apply to the whole area, whereas oth...