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Grantham Canal Society Lock 13 refurbishment

The refurbishment of Lock 13 of the Grantham Canal builds on the rebuilding and repair work carried out on Locks 14 and 15 over the last four years.

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Published: 22 April 2024

Environment Agency getting tough on unlicenced boats

A BOATER who failed to register his cruiser had been taken to court by the Environment Agency for non-payment.

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Published: 22 April 2024

Paddle problems close the 'Narrow'

ONCE again the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is closed due to a paddle problem.

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Published: 22 April 2024

Good progress on the Grantham

THE busy season for the Grantham Canal Society is well underway, Committee Member Nikyla Manners writes.

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Published: 20 April 2024

Big Give will double any donations to Chesterfield Canal lock appeal

FROM now to midday next Thursday, 25th April, Big Give will double any donations made to the Chesterfield Canal Trust Keith Ayling Lock Gates Appeal.

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Published: 19 April 2024

Peak Forest Canal encounters further problem

BOATERS looking forward to cruising the Peak Forest Canal as work on Lock 7 is nearing completion are going to be disappointed.

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Published: 19 April 2024

Severn Trent Water ban formaldehyde in elsan waste

SEVERN Trent Water has started to ban the use of tankered elsan waste which contains formaldehyde.

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Published: 18 April 2024

Whoops!

IT WOULD seem that the contractors doing an 'essential maintenance and improvement work' don't really know what they are doing!

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Published: 18 April 2024

Getting people back to work

I AM NOT sure if this is the sort of thing you include or if allowed, writes Arnold Pearce.

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Published: 18 April 2024

'Making good progress' on the Oxford land slip

WE ARE told that the contractors are 'making good progress' on the land slip on the Oxford Canal.

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Published: 17 April 2024

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Latest

  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • CafĂ© turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • 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

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