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Silt closes Droitwich Canal

THE build-up of silt on the Droitwich Canal has closed it to navigation.

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Published: 18 January 2023

Victor finds CaRT is keeping it quiet...

WHEN is a boat not a boat—when it's stuck in a tunnel!

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Published: 16 January 2023

Still the Leeds & Liverpool Canal fails

MAKING it the fith failure this year comes news of another bridge failure.

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Published: 14 January 2023

Boat jammed in Preston Brook Tunnel

A NARROWBOAT that obviously was not narrow enough, was stuck in Preston Brook Tunnel.

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Published: 14 January 2023

Coal man found dead in canal

SOME very sad news, Keith Gudgin writes.

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Published: 14 January 2023

Paddington Arm closed for bridge artwork

THE Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal is to be closed for artwork on a temporary conveyor bridge over the waterway.

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Published: 14 January 2023

Incapable of keeping Pennines crossings open

YOUR correspondent Jenny Wicks is right to be concerned about crossing the Pennines via the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Frank Auffret writes.

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Published: 13 January 2023

Stoppages fail to diminish

THE stoppages on the waterways certainly fail to diminish as Keith Gudgin admirably puts it.

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Published: 13 January 2023

Is cruising the Leeds & Liverpool worth the risk?

MY PARTNER and I are considering exploring the northern canals, but are somewhat apprehensive, writes Jenny Wicks.

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Published: 12 January 2023

Calder & Hebble closed

THE Calder & Hebble is presently closed to navigation.

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Published: 12 January 2023

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