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The Leeds & Liverpool is a risk too far

HAVING just read your article that the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is closed again I'm of the opinion that anyone attempting it is taking a risk too far, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 13 July 2020

Another Leeds & Liverpool failure closes navigation

FOLLOWING on the news that the Rochdale is closed for at least two weeks, it is now the turn of the Leeds & Liverpool!

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Published: 13 July 2020

Victor: The Rochdale woes

LEARNING that the poor old Rochdale Canal was closed again prompted an investigation.

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Published: 12 July 2020

A boating link into Stratford

A GRANDIOSE scheme has been hatched by Stratford District Council as a way of helping the town recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Published: 10 July 2020

Charge was proposed for Anderton Lift

IN RELATION to Roger Fox's article, when the lift re-opened after renovation in the early 2000's it was proposed that there would be a £30 charge, but this was very quickly dropped, writes Linda Andrews.

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Published: 10 July 2020

Leeds & Liverpool lock flights restrictions removed

WITH all the recent rainfall the reservoirs supplying the Leeds & Liverpool Canal are now full.

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Published: 10 July 2020

Leeds & Liverpool swing bridge closed until Spring

THE lack of maintenance to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal swing bridges has resulted in the closure of a Skipton swing bridge until Spring of next year

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Published: 09 July 2020

Charging for using Anderton Boat Lift

THERE has been much recent discussion about CaRT's recent decision to make a charge, or is it to render a fee for using the Anderton Lift to travel from the Trent & Mersey Canal to the Weaver, and vice versa, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 09 July 2020

Coxhead Swing Bridge re-opens

AFTER its most recent failure, Coxhead Swing Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool was repaired yesterday.

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Published: 09 July 2020

Be vigilant on Wolverhampton towpaths

THE advice to cyclists using the Wolverhampton towpaths is to be 'vigilant'.

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Published: 08 July 2020

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Latest

  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • 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
  • Café 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

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