Name changes over the years
AS ALWAYS with canal history, digging into the past is always fascinating and often contradictory, writes Mike Todd.
No identity of man found in Leeds & Liverpool Canal
THOUGH a man's body was discovered in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, the police are unable to identify it.
Silt closes Droitwich Canal
THE build-up of silt on the Droitwich Canal has closed it to navigation.
Victor finds CaRT is keeping it quiet...
WHEN is a boat not a boat—when it's stuck in a tunnel!
Still the Leeds & Liverpool Canal fails
MAKING it the fith failure this year comes news of another bridge failure.
Boat jammed in Preston Brook Tunnel
A NARROWBOAT that obviously was not narrow enough, was stuck in Preston Brook Tunnel.
Coal man found dead in canal
SOME very sad news, Keith Gudgin writes.
Paddington Arm closed for bridge artwork
THE Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal is to be closed for artwork on a temporary conveyor bridge over the waterway.
Incapable of keeping Pennines crossings open
YOUR correspondent Jenny Wicks is right to be concerned about crossing the Pennines via the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Frank Auffret writes.
Stoppages fail to diminish
THE stoppages on the waterways certainly fail to diminish as Keith Gudgin admirably puts it.