THE Leeds & Liverpool is now in a precarious position as closures of flights have not recovered.
Many flights on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal were closed for 10 days, due to lack of water, Keith Gudgin reports
These included Gargrave, Bank Newton, Bingley Five Rise, (pictured) Bingley Three Rise, Kirkstall, Forge and Newlay.
However the canal water levels continue to fall rather than recover as was hoped. Now there is a closure from Office Lock at Leeds to Lock 41 at Bank Newton, until such a time as there is sufficient water to return the canal to a navigable level.
Over the past months the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been severely hit by water shortages, closing many pounds, but now with so many flights and pounds closed it leaves boaters in a precarious positions being stuck between flights.
Trent & Mersey Canal
There is a further stoppage on the Trent & Mersey Canal though lack of water. The navigation is closed between Lock 67 and Lock 70 on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
This is in addition to the stoppage from Sandon Lock 25 to Weston Lock 26 last Friday.