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You just have to help yourselves and get stuck in

YOUR snowflake item reminded me that moored in a queue on the South Oxford last month we wandered up the cut and found a chap stuck in the lock, writes Roger Spurr.

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Published: 04 September 2020

Broken paddle empties pound

 THE Huddersfield Narrow is closed again, by one broken paddle!

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Published: 04 September 2020

Arsenal of weapons found in Leeds & Liverpool Canal

GUNS and knifes have been discovered in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal by a magnet 'fisherman'.

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Published: 04 September 2020

'Snowflake' generation affecting the waterways

THE 'snowflake' generation and its pathetic thinking is now affecting the waterways.

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Published: 03 September 2020

The exception that proves the rule

I enjoyed reading the article by Ralph Freeman on marinas, writes Robert Neff.

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Published: 03 September 2020

Wey & Arun Canal Trust secures lottery funding after losses due to coronavirus

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust has been awarded £13,100 of National Lottery support in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on heritage charities’ income.

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Published: 03 September 2020

Still not enough water

THE Chesterfield Canal is still closed through lack of water.

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Published: 03 September 2020

Rochdale broken culvert being investigated

THE Rochdale Canal has now been dewatered between the dams at the broken culvert.

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Published: 03 September 2020

The poor Rochdale Canal suffers yet another stoppage

ANOTHER stoppage over the week-end on the Rochdale makes it a total of ten stoppages this year.

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Published: 31 August 2020

Trent re-opens at Nottingham

THE repair to Meadow Lane Lock at Nottingham has been completed and the Trent re-opened for navigation.

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Published: 31 August 2020

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Latest

  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • 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

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