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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

Still no start on December broken cill

IT WAS ON the 13th December that that the cill on a Leeds & Liverpool lock was found to be broken and the navigation closed.

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Published: 05 March 2025

Narrowboat cruises along the Caldon Canal

NEW PASSENGER trips have started on the Caldon Canal.

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Published: 05 March 2025

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Latest

  • Another paddle failure
  • Another broken paddle on the Rochdale Canal
  • Environment Agency clearing more abandoned boats off the Thames
  • Attack just off the Coventry Canal towpath
  • Another mile of the Stroudwater Canal in water
  • Ripon takes the record
  • Canal town best place to live in the North
  • Quick repair to lock cill
  • Getting through Beeston Lock
  • Will Penkridge Lock be open for Easter?
  • At last—a way off the Weaver
  • Nottingham Trent Basin to be lost
  • New waterside bridge in position
  • Unexpected conditions preventing reopening of Beeston Lock
  • Canal & River Trust supports Waterways Chaplaincy
  • Liverpool Link closes from May
  • Fish rescue begins at canal breach
  • Body found in river after four months
  • Litterpickers carry on the good work
  • Sewage discharged into Thames for six weeks

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