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Normal procedure—the Wink on the blink!

THE Winkwell Swing Bridge on the Grand Union Canal is on the blink again.

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Published: 20 January 2023

Exposing the evasion of lock gate replacement

I AM fully aware Tom that you do not (unlike most others) like self congratulatory emails, but I think you should defer in this case, writes T Lang.

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Published: 19 January 2023

CaRT's main contractor fined £4.4m for safety breaches

THE Canal & River Trust's main contractor, Keir, has been hit with a £4.4 millions fine for repeated safety breaches.

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Published: 19 January 2023

CaRT's dismal failure of lock gate replacement

THE Canal & River Trust is failing to replace anywhere near the number of lock gates it should.

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Published: 18 January 2023

Frozen padlocks close the Leeds & Liverpool

THERE is little doubt that the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has had more than its fair share of stoppages recently, but now a different one.

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Published: 18 January 2023

Name changes over the years

AS ALWAYS with canal history, digging into the past is always fascinating and often contradictory, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 18 January 2023

No identity of man found in Leeds & Liverpool Canal

THOUGH a man's body was discovered in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, the police are unable to identify it.

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Published: 18 January 2023

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

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Latest

  • Boaters in limbo after marina forced to go into liquidation
  • Canal to be closed for a month
  • A new event at Banbury
  • Works not finished in time for Easter
  • Restrictions on the Rochdale Canal to save water
  • Possible boatyard for Oxford after 20 years
  • Four paddle failures already this month
  • De-wintering tips from River Canal Rescue
  • Smoke control comes into force for narrowboats in Bimingham
  • Three stoppages still ongoing
  • EA stops Bristol Floating Harbour funding
  • Braunston Customer Service Facility now closed
  • Marsworth Flight reopened
  • Stoppages on Rochdale and Tame Valley canals
  • Another paddle failure
  • Another broken paddle on the Rochdale Canal
  • Environment Agency clearing more abandoned boats off the Thames
  • Attack just off the Coventry Canal towpath
  • Another mile of the Stroudwater Canal in water
  • Ripon takes the record

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