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'Abandonment list' keeps cropping up

I SEE the expression 'abandonment list' keeps cropping up in regards to closing canals, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 11 August 2023

Continuing to investigate on the Calder & Hebble

CANAL & River Trust is continuing to investigate the problem at Ganny Lock on the Calder & Hebble Navigation.

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Published: 11 August 2023

Rochdale closed again

THE Rochdale Canal was closed again yesterday, the fourth time in just over a month.

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Published: 11 August 2023

Another stoppage on the Huddersfield Narrow

THE Huddersfield Narrow is closed yet again for the fifth time since the beginning of July.

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Published: 10 August 2023

Weather contributes to a quiet summer and electrical faults

OVER the last seven months, River Canal Rescue (RCR) has responded to around 28% fewer callouts than previous years, it tells.

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Published: 10 August 2023

Blunder with balance beam means long handle windlass cannot be used

OWING to the raised supporting timber fitted on the top of a lock it is now impossible to use a long handled windlass to operate the paddle.

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Published: 10 August 2023

That didn't last long!

THE two water points at Great Haywood are out of action again.

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Published: 10 August 2023

Progress on the Leeds & Liverpool sink hole

THERE has been progress on the work to plug the sink hole on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 09 August 2023

Temporary fix for Stratford South Canal

THE 'potential breach' on the Stratford South Canal has had a temporary fix.

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Published: 09 August 2023

Waste of Money?

THE Canal & River Trust have recently completed the reconstruction of bridge 37 (pictured) on the Caldon Canal, at the foot of Hazlehurst locks, writes David Hymers.

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Published: 09 August 2023

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