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Lock beam falls off!

IT WAS quite a shock for a boater when he pushed the lock beam to open a lock gate and it fell off!

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Published: 25 August 2023

Waterpoint needs repairing yet again

THE good news is that the Hartshill waterpoint on the Coventry is back working again, having been repaired.

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Published: 25 August 2023

Saving the NHS £1.1 billion

I BELIEVE that someone should officially challenge that silly statement about the waterways saving the NHS money, writes  *'Arnold'.

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Published: 24 August 2023

Another waterpoint problem

READING about the failures of waterpoints I would like to remind your readers of another, writes Jeff Hardcastle.

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Published: 24 August 2023

Volunteers wanted for Bridgwater & Taunton Canal

VOLUNTEERS are needed for work on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal.

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Published: 24 August 2023

Fund Gloucester's Waterways action group launched

FUND Gloucester’s Waterways’ (FGW) has been formed to provide support from the Gloucestershire area.

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Published: 23 August 2023

Leak on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal

A LEAK has been discovered on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.

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Published: 23 August 2023

Another waterpoint failure on the Coventry Canal

NOW it's the second waterpoint out of action on the Coventry Canal.

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Published: 23 August 2023

Lock the paddles!

FOR the fourth time the paddles have been left open on Lock 1 on the Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 23 August 2023

Retro on the Water returns this weekend.

RETRO on the Water returns to Gloucester this weekend, 26-27 August.

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Published: 23 August 2023

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Latest

  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock

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