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Hot weather closes swing bridge

AT 3pm THIS AFTERNOON (Monday) a swing bridge had to be closed as it was too hot for it to work.

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Published: 25 May 2026

Reason for major leak in Scottish aqueduct

THE REASON FOR THE MAJOR LEAK in the Kelvin Aqueduct is the growth of self-set weeds and roots that have forced the masonry apart.

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Published: 25 May 2026

Getting good trade at canal market

THE FLOATING MARKET at Fazeley Junction that commenced on Saturday is getting good trade.

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Published: 25 May 2026

Swans crushed to death by hire boats

THERE HAS BEEN TWO separate incidents where swans have been crushed in a lock.

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Published: 25 May 2026

Victor tells of a very good week that wasn't

OUR KEITH TOLD OF a not very good Thursday last week with five waterways biting the dust.

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Published: 23 May 2026

More lock keeper volunteers wanted

CANAL & RIVER TRUST is looking to recruit more volunteers to take on the iconic role of lock keeper in Yorkshire, as it prepares for a busy summer on the region’s waterways.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Not a very good Thursday

YESTERDAY, THURSDAY WAS not a very good day for boaters.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Tragic loss of mother of five drowned in canal

FIVE CHILDREN LOST their mother in a tragic drowning in the basin of Walsall Canal.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Council backed down about pupils using unsafe towpath

THE PROPOSAL BY Shropshire County Council that pupils from a school should use a towpath instead of being given transport has been defeated.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Two new signings at Mercia Marina

THERE ARE TWO NEW commercial signings at the Mercia Marina development.

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Published: 21 May 2026

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  • Hot weather closes swing bridge
  • Reason for major leak in Scottish aqueduct
  • Getting good trade at canal market
  • Swans crushed to death by hire boats
  • Victor tells of a very good week that wasn't
  • More lock keeper volunteers wanted
  • Not a very good Thursday
  • Tragic loss of mother of five drowned in canal
  • Council backed down about pupils using unsafe towpath
  • Two new signings at Mercia Marina
  • Chesterfield Canal spill cleared at last
  • Huddersfield Broad and Sheffield & Sth Yorks closed
  • WaterNav extends online
  • The boats are arriving for crick show
  • Police renew appeal over new born baby death
  • Get a camera!
  • Grantham Canal supported by MPs
  • Carrying on his fathers' tradition...
  • Forum heard of Montgomery Canal activity
  • Macclesfield Canal still closed after sunken narrowboat removed

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