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Protest against weed stopping Fossdyke and Witham Navigations

A PROTEST HAS BEEN HELD against the large amount of weed clogging-up the waterways. 

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Published: 24 August 2026

Man jailed for setting fire to ex-friend's boat

A MAN WHO WAS HOMELESS has been jailed for more than seven years after setting fire to his former friend's narrowboat.

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Published: 24 August 2026

Another Trent & Mersey Canal Stoppage

IN ADDITION TO THE RECENT stoppages on the Trent & Mersey Canal Canal comes another.

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Published: 24 August 2026

The commercial reality of canal maintenance

OUTSOURCING CIVIL ENGINEERING on a 200-year-old unmapped network of earthworks and masonry creates a fundamental conflict, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 24 August 2026

Father and son to walk the entire Thames towpath

 MATT KENT AND HIS SON ELLIS are now on their way walking the entire Thames towpath.

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Published: 24 August 2026

Victor tells it doesn't look good for next year

I HAVE TO ADMIT I'M NOT a great fan of the BBC but there was a weather bloke telling of what is to come.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Is Extended Cruising a thing of the past?

LOOK AT THE STOPPAGE MAP right now, writes Alan Yates.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Looking bad for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

IN ADDITION TO THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL being closed at Wigan Flight on Thursday, there are still problems.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Customer Service Facility decimated

THE GRINDLEY BROOK CUSTOMER SERVICE FACILITY has been decimated.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Section of river bank falls into the Thames

IT WAS JUST A YEAR since Oxford County Council undertook essential repair work to the eroding Thames river bank.

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Published: 21 August 2026

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  • Protest against weed stopping Fossdyke and Witham Navigations
  • Man jailed for setting fire to ex-friend's boat
  • Another Trent & Mersey Canal Stoppage
  • The commercial reality of canal maintenance
  • Father and son to walk the entire Thames towpath
  • Victor tells it doesn't look good for next year
  • Is Extended Cruising a thing of the past?
  • Looking bad for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
  • Customer Service Facility decimated
  • Section of river bank falls into the Thames
  • Clearing vegetation for further restoration
  • Kelvin's Middle Level Update 20th August 2026
  • Stoppages for repairs add to the woes
  • Boaters—take care on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath
  • The water shortage
  • Two navigations reopened
  • Grounding advice from River Canal Rescue
  • Foxton and Watford flights to close
  • No increase in water levels on Leeds & Liverpool Canal
  • 50 closures plus 59 restrictions decimating the waterways

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