Victor: So the Leeds & Liverpool is likely to be closed until Easter
LAST MONDAY our Keith reported that the Leeds & Liverpool is estimated to be closed until Easter!
'Excessive wear' of lock closes Grand Union
THE flight at Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal is closed due to excessive wear.
The shambles that is Thames administration
SUCH is the shambles of the administration of the Thames by the Environmental Agency that action is being taken in an attempt to address it.
It's now three stoppages on the Leeds & Liverpool!
IN addition to the two major stoppages on the Leeds & Liverpool, comes another one!
More green flag awards
THE Canal & River Trust has announced that '40 new miles of waterway have been awarded prestigious Green Flag status by Keep Britain Tidy'.
Too difficult to close
JUST read your article about the lock that leaked emptying the pound on the Huddersfield Narrow, writes George Howell.
Admit leaking gate emptied pound
WITH a paddle left open on a Huddersfield Narrow lock Canal & River Trust admit it was the leaking gates that caused an half emptied pound above.
Man drowned after falling in canal
A MAN drowned yesterday after falling into the Bridgewater Canal near Sale in Manchester.
Another breach!
THE Canal & River Trust's description of a breach is 'significant leak'.
Breach on Leeds & Liverpool affects other repair
THE breach on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton has affected the repair to Lock 50 on the canal.