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Boat hire companies recovering well from the pandemic

THE boat hire companies are recovering well from the Coronavirus lockdown.

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Published: 17 July 2020

Usual 'Narrow' problem

IT'S the usual problem yet again on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

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Published: 17 July 2020

The days of Dr. Fletcher

I WELL remember the days of Dr. Fletcher, and congratulate Ralph on his article, writes James Henry.

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Published: 16 July 2020

No wide beams at Grand Union lock

THE broken lock on the Grand Union Canal has been 'made safe' but prevents wide beam access.

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Published: 16 July 2020

Leeds & Liverpool open this week-end

WITH scaffolding contractors now on site at Barrowford Flight it is expected that the a broken cill can now be quickly repaired.

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Published: 16 July 2020

Reflections of an Ancient Boater

WE HAVE great pleasure in giving you the first part of Reflections of an Ancient Boater by Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 15 July 2020

Another bridge completed on the Wey & Arun Canal

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust volunteers managed to lay the final brick last week on the reinstated Harsfold Bridge.

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Published: 15 July 2020

Broken lock closes another canal

THE latest in the saga of broken locks is Ivinghoe Lock (32) on the Grand Union.

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Published: 15 July 2020

Woman stalked on towpath and raped

A WOMAN has been stalked along the Rochdale Canal towpath in Manchester and raped.

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Published: 15 July 2020

Are the broad locks the problem?

WE READ often of the stoppages on the broad canals such as the Leeds & Liverpool, Rochdale and Kennet & Avon that have regular stoppages, writes Clare Adams.

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Published: 13 July 2020

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Latest

  • 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
  • Leaves a lot to be desired
  • Doing it the hard way
  • Four stoppages caused by need for repairs
  • At last a bit of sense tells Victor
  • Bosley Flight repair to take four weeks
  • Swing Bridges now operational
  • Another leak yesterday
  • Floating market this weekend
  • Another leak on the Llangollen
  • Sykehouse Lock on the New Junction fails again
  • Large section of Leeds & Liverpool closed again
  • Basingstoke Canal closed
  • Next May until possible Anderton Boat Lift reopening

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