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Victor tells of a very good week that wasn't

OUR KEITH TOLD OF a not very good Thursday last week with five waterways biting the dust.

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Published: 23 May 2026

More lock keeper volunteers wanted

CANAL & RIVER TRUST is looking to recruit more volunteers to take on the iconic role of lock keeper in Yorkshire, as it prepares for a busy summer on the region’s waterways.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Not a very good Thursday

YESTERDAY, THURSDAY WAS not a very good day for boaters.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Tragic loss of mother of five drowned in canal

FIVE CHILDREN LOST their mother in a tragic drowning in the basin of Walsall Canal.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Council backed down about pupils using unsafe towpath

THE PROPOSAL BY Shropshire County Council that pupils from a school should use a towpath instead of being given transport has been defeated.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Two new signings at Mercia Marina

THERE ARE TWO NEW commercial signings at the Mercia Marina development.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Chesterfield Canal spill cleared at last

IT WAS WAY BACK in October of last year that a diesel spill closed the Chesterfield Canal.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Huddersfield Broad and Sheffield & Sth Yorks closed

THERE WERE TWO waterways closed yesterday—Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation and Huddersfield Broad Canal.

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Published: 21 May 2026

WaterNav extends online

RIVER CANAL RESCUE has launched a web version of its free mapping tool— – WaterNav.

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Published: 21 May 2026

The boats are arriving for crick show

THE BOATS ARE INDEED ARRIVING at Crick Boat Show.

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Published: 20 May 2026

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