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Name chosen for new bridge over Erewash Canal

THE COMPETITION TO CHOOSE A NAME for the new bridge over the Erewash Canal has completed and a choice has been made.

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Published: 26 August 2026

More stoppages

THERE IS HAVE BEEN MORE STOPPAGES on various canals.

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Published: 26 August 2026

Boaters report grounding on the Kennet & Avon Canal

LACK OF SUFFICIENT WATER on sections of the Kennet & Avon Canal has caused boaters to report it to the trust.

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Published: 26 August 2026

River Canal Rescue course dates

RIVER CANAL RESCUE HAS released more dates for its two-day diesel engine and boat maintenance course.

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Published: 26 August 2026

Four navigations reopened

OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS four navigation were reopened.

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Published: 26 August 2026

Protest against weed stopping Fossdyke and Witham Navigations

A PROTEST HAS BEEN HELD against the large amount of weed clogging-up the waterways. 

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Published: 24 August 2026

Man jailed for setting fire to ex-friend's boat

A MAN WHO WAS HOMELESS has been jailed for more than seven years after setting fire to his former friend's narrowboat.

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Published: 24 August 2026

Another Trent & Mersey Canal Stoppage

IN ADDITION TO THE RECENT stoppages on the Trent & Mersey Canal Canal comes another.

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Published: 24 August 2026

The commercial reality of canal maintenance

OUTSOURCING CIVIL ENGINEERING on a 200-year-old unmapped network of earthworks and masonry creates a fundamental conflict, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 24 August 2026

Father and son to walk the entire Thames towpath

 MATT KENT AND HIS SON ELLIS are now on their way walking the entire Thames towpath.

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Published: 24 August 2026

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  • Name chosen for new bridge over Erewash Canal
  • More stoppages
  • Boaters report grounding on the Kennet & Avon Canal
  • River Canal Rescue course dates
  • Four navigations reopened
  • Protest against weed stopping Fossdyke and Witham Navigations
  • Man jailed for setting fire to ex-friend's boat
  • Another Trent & Mersey Canal Stoppage
  • The commercial reality of canal maintenance
  • Father and son to walk the entire Thames towpath
  • Victor tells it doesn't look good for next year
  • Is Extended Cruising a thing of the past?
  • Looking bad for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
  • Customer Service Facility decimated
  • Section of river bank falls into the Thames
  • Clearing vegetation for further restoration
  • Kelvin's Middle Level Update 20th August 2026
  • Stoppages for repairs add to the woes
  • Boaters—take care on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath
  • The water shortage

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