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Update on the vandalised boat blocking the Coventry Canal

DESTRUCTION never seen before tell River Canal Rescue (RCR) of the narrowboat that was broken into, vandalised and scuppered.

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Published: 07 March 2025

Tickets for Crick Boat Show 2025 on sale

ADVANCE TICKETS for the 2025 Crick Boat Show are now on sale, saving 10% on the normal entry price.

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Published: 07 March 2025

Getting rid of Avon's discarded boats

THE BETTER MOORINGS PROJECT will start this month on the removal of the discarded and sunken boats off the Avon in Bath.

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Published: 07 March 2025

Woman crushed to death by narrowboat

A WOMAN lost her life when she was crushed between a narrowboat and the quay after falling in the water.

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Published: 07 March 2025

Lift bridge fails on Llangollen

THE MORRIS Lift Bridge 45 by the Prees Branch on the Llangollen Canal has failed.

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Published: 07 March 2025

Not so much freight on the canals

I WAS SOMEWHAT concerned at the claims by Jonathan Mosse about the amount of freight carried on our waterways, writes T Lang.

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Published: 06 March 2025

Atherstone Flight closed

THE ATHERSTONE FLIGHT on the Coventry Canal was closed yesterday, Wednesday.

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Published: 06 March 2025

Another long stoppage for the Leeds & Liverpool

IT WAS ON 5th of February that an investigation discovered that a paddle and paddle frame had collapsed, requiring replacement and repair, but no actual lock was stated, so perhaps somthing between.

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Published: 06 March 2025

Somewhat taken aback

I was somewhat taken aback by your piece of 12/02/25 and, in the interests of accurately correcting your perspective, I thought it worth sharing it with the Inland Waterways Freight Group before replying, writes Jonathan Mosse.

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Published: 06 March 2025

A floating farm shop for the Macclesfield

THERE WILL be a new floating shop working the Macclesfield Canal this spring and summer.

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Published: 06 March 2025

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Latest

  • 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
  • How the boat rescue was undertaken
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock
  • Boaters emptying cassette toilets into canal
  • Stoke-on-Trent museums at risk
  • Seven months closure ends

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