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Towpath lighting missing in the city

A CONTRIBUTOR TELLS US that many towpath lights are missing in Chester.

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Published: 27 December 2025

Another sunken narrowboat closes canal

THIS TIME IT IS the Stourbridge Canal that is blocked by a sunken narrowboat.

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Published: 27 December 2025

Latest on the Llangollen breach

TEMPORARY DAMS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED closer to the breach to reduce the length of the Llangollen Canal remaining dry while repair plans are developed.

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Published: 27 December 2025

Broken lift bridge needs a repair solution

SHIPTON LIFT BRIDGE (219) FAILED on the 15th December, but still needs a 'repair solution to be made'.

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Published: 27 December 2025

Not such a Happy Christmas on the Weaver

IT CERTAINLY WILL NOT be a Happy Christmas for some boat moorers on the Weaver.

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Published: 25 December 2025

How a defective culvert can cause canal embankment collapse

A culvert is a drainage structure that allows water to pass through or beneath a canal embankment, Writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 24 December 2025

Statement by Canal & River Trust on the Llangollen Canal breach

A breach on the Llangollen Canal near New Mills Lift Bridge, Whitchurch, happened in the early hours of 22nd December.

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Published: 24 December 2025

Repairs not ready for Christmas

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REPAIRS that alas will not be ready for Christmas cruises.

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Published: 24 December 2025

Rarely have canals made national news

Rarely have canals made national news like in the last couple of days, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 24 December 2025

Canal breach site regularly inspected!

CANAL & RIVER TRUST TELLS it seeks the cause of Whitchurch canal breach after regular inspection showed no warning.

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Published: 24 December 2025

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Latest

  • Oxford Canal closed until October
  • 'Small breach' on Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
  • Trial measures to support safe navigation at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
  • Another consultation
  • From evidence to action
  • What you missed
  • Trying to keep the boats moving
  • Families and animal lovers invited to free nature day at Stoke Bruerne
  • More good news with canals recovering
  • Canalside cafĂ© gears up for busy Autumn
  • Closures through low water getting most serious
  • Gate 'structural integrity' closes Froghall Basin Lock
  • Increase in length of stoppage on Kennet & Avon due to low water
  • Man jailed for setting cruiser alight
  • Keadby Rail Draw Bridge stoppage fiasco and Keadby Lock open just four days this month
  • Already been decided
  • Canal & River Trust launches new Restoration Delivery Plan
  • No notice from Canal & River Trust concerning Keadby Rail Bridge closures
  • Good couple of days for the trust
  • Victor tells the trust could have saved millions of gallons of water every day

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