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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

Victor tells it doesn't look good for next year

I HAVE TO ADMIT I'M NOT a great fan of the BBC but there was a weather bloke telling of what is to come.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Is Extended Cruising a thing of the past?

LOOK AT THE STOPPAGE MAP right now, writes Alan Yates.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Looking bad for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

IN ADDITION TO THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL being closed at Wigan Flight on Thursday, there are still problems.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Customer Service Facility decimated

THE GRINDLEY BROOK CUSTOMER SERVICE FACILITY has been decimated.

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Published: 22 August 2026

Section of river bank falls into the Thames

IT WAS JUST A YEAR since Oxford County Council undertook essential repair work to the eroding Thames river bank.

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Published: 21 August 2026

Clearing vegetation for further restoration

VEGETATION HAS BEEN CLEARED for the further restoration of the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 21 August 2026

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