Canal and River Trust - Hackney Citizen

The graveyard at Hackney Wick: sunken boats left to rot

Where the Hertford Union Canal meets the River Lee at Hackney Wick, two sunken narrow boats lie within touching distance of one another

Author: Hackney Citizen

The graveyard at Hackney Wick: sunken boats left to rot

Volunteers begin repairs on historic local bridge at risk of losing its protected status

The event, organised by Volunteer Centre Hackney to mark this year’s Volunteers’ Week, also featured a floating litter pick

Author: Hackney Citizen

Volunteers begin repairs on historic local bridge at risk of losing its protected status

Local rowing club issues apology after man caught removing canalside safety bars

Canal and River Trust investigating after man in Lea Rowing Club kit was spotted cutting away grab bars

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Local rowing club issues apology after man caught removing canalside safety bars

Boaters vow to ‘reclaim towpath’ from criminals – starting with a human chain in Hackney

More than half of towpath users now steer clear due to safety fears, a recent survey found

Author: Hackney Citizen

Boaters vow to ‘reclaim towpath’ from criminals – starting with a human chain in Hackney

Troubled water: Boaters and rowers clash over River Lea traffic plans

Canal and River Trust proposals to help rowers ‘only serve to evict boat dwellers’, says bargee group

Author: Hackney Citizen

Troubled water: Boaters and rowers clash over River Lea traffic plans

Fewer bins…less litter? Canal & River Trust plan to remove receptacles from towpaths meets concern

40 per-cent of litter bins could be removed from along the River Lea in a bid to prevent fly-tipping and “mistreatment”

Author: Hackney Citizen

Endangered: a full bin on Regent's Canal. Photograph: National Bargee Travellers Association

Battles over ‘racetrack’ and superhighway pitch cyclists against walkers

With transport a major issue in the forthcoming Hackney mayoral election, Josh Loeb asks whether new cycleways can coexist peacefully with pedestrians

Author: Hackney Citizen

Cycling is permitted on the towpath, though pedestrians have priority. Photographs: Josh Loeb

‘Continuous cruiser’ wins battle against canal eviction

But the new six-month licence is far too short, he says

Author: Hackney Citizen

Argy-bargey: rowers claim canal boat moorings will block River Lea

Hackney Boating Families want to set up a ‘community moorings’ but rowers say the river is too narrow

Author: Hackney Citizen

Eel passes help endangered fish complete final leg of 3,000 km odyssey

Tunnels helping eels on their upstream battle are being refurbished by the Canal and River Trust

Author: Hackney Citizen

Boat-dwellers unite in Hackney against ‘draconian’ clampdown on cruisers

Boaters who do not move could lose their licences as Canal and River Trust tightens up enforcement of 14-day rule

Author: Hackney Citizen

No moor room: canal boat families fight for their own stretch of water on River Lea

Hackney Boating Families seek to create ‘community moorings’ in Lower Clapton

Author: Hackney Citizen