Dozens of children can enjoy free adventure days aboard historic Maldon barges, thanks to a £1,000 grant. The new funding, provided by the Essex Community Foundation to the Thames Sailing Barge Trust, ...

Edward Smith, who also used the surname Stockings, is suspected of her murder and was found in the River Thames in Rainham, Essex, on March 7. Kent Police said his car was found abandoned near the ...

Moments later, we catch the wind and we’re off. Apostolis Tsiokos, our tanned,silver-haired skipper, is humming along to We Are Sailing by Rod Stewart. The 52ft monohull yacht, Neifinn ...

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DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - A U.S. Department of Defense ban this week on non-essential travel and a freeze on government credit cards is causing critical backups of barges used by Decatur industries to ...

In 2022, Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O defended the power barges, describing them as the “fastest and most effective way to increase our generation capacity.” His statements, made during a ...

Rachel Reeves could be forced to nationalise Thames Water just two days before the Spring Statement in a move threatening to throw her spending plans into disarray. The Treasury is reportedly ...

The men who rowed the Royal Barges up and down the river Thames were known as Royal Watermen. The Sovereign today still retains 24 Royal Watermen under the command of The Queen's Bargemaster, thereby ...