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THE land between the Don and the South Yorkshire Navigation near Doncaster has slipped, with the real possibility of a breach should it be left unattended.

IT HAS been confirmed that the boats trapped by the collapse of Buckland Lock on the Aylesbury Arm can be craned-out, but Canal & River Trust is not prepared to foot the bill.

THOUGH the local authority are closing Red Bridge over the Llangollen Canal at Ellesmere during the holiday period, (Llangollen holiday closure) the actual canal closure will not now be until November.

THE age of the internet is alas taking its toll of the waterway magazines, with Canals Rivers + Boats the latest victim, that will cease publication after the May issue.

THE installation of all the Health & Safety paraphernalia around the collapsed wall of Buckland Lock on the Aylesbury Arm is taking place, but no work on the repair has started.

DESPITE past assurances that this does not happen, Canal & River Trust is again deleting posts on its boating Facebook site, writes Allan Richards.

CaRT seems to have spent some time during the winter in much needed vegetation cutting on the Grand Union, both towpath and offside—not before time. I can only hope that this has been the case all over the system.

IT WAS good to see boats using the Deepcut Flight again after it had been closed for nearly four years. Something like 23 boats made it to the summit level, writes Ted Sedman.

THE people at Canal & River Trust should be most concerned at the failure of the wall on Lock 12 of the Aylesbury Arm, and particularly the safety of locks.

THE Llangollen is not my favourite waterway, as my cruising now is during school holidays, and there are too many learners, but I was amazed to read that a council could decide to close it for a fortnight, during its busiest period, writes James Henry.

IT SEEMS the owners of the café by the entrance to the boatyard by the bottom of Hillmorton Locks on the Oxford Canal do not like boats passing their establishment.

THE proposed bridge works to Red Bridge (58) at Ellesmere on the Llangollen Canal will mean the waterway will be closed during the summer holiday period for two weeks.