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New use for Ratcliffe power station cooling towers

A NEW USE IS BEING CONSIDERED for the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station cooling towers.

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Published: 27 February 2026

Possible hydroelectric turbine for the Severn

A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN MADE to construct an hydroelectric turbine on a Severn weir.

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Published: 26 February 2026

The duck races return to Hebden Bridge

THE DUCK RACES ARE TO RETURN to Hebden Bridge on Easter Monday.

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Published: 26 February 2026

Service facility moved into marina

THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FACILITY at Etruria on the Caldon Canal been relocated into the Black Prince Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal.

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Published: 26 February 2026

Body of missing man eventually found

IT WAS ON FRIDAY of last week that a man was seen struggling in the Nene at Northampton.

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Published: 26 February 2026

Lock deterioration means work brought forward

THE DETERIORATION OF Beeston Iron Lock 11 on the Shropshire Union Canal means its work has been brought forward.

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Published: 25 February 2026

Hope springs for café hit by breach

HOPE SPRINGS AT LOCKSIDE CAFÉ with new events after the Llangollen Canal collapse.

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Published: 25 February 2026

Design chosen for Llangollen breach

A DESIGN HAS BEEN CHOSEN to repair the breach on the Whitchurch Arm of the Llangollen Canal.

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Published: 25 February 2026

Mooring problems on the Cam

RESIDENTIAL MOORINGS ON THE CAM in Cambridge were closed in 2022 as locks were being repaired.

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Published: 25 February 2026

Low water levels reduce call-outs

THE RIVER CANAL RESCUE (RCR) reports it responded to 123 major incidents in 2025—emergency situations involving mainly grounded boats—less than the 171 reported in 2024.

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Published: 25 February 2026

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Latest

  • Large input for trust’s Citizens’ Boater Panel
  • Another LLangollen Canal stoppage
  • Vital work for Weaver bridge
  • Welford Arm to close until further notice
  • Whitchurch Embankment—rebuild making steady progress
  • Broken paddle now repaired on Rochdale Canal
  • Santa boat trips on the Wey & Arun Canal
  • Doncaster Lock closed again
  • Structure of Wrenbury Lift Bridge
  • Jetties for Chesterfield Canal
  • Reopening announced for Llangollen breach
  • Getting rid of floating pennywort
  • Leak discovered on the Mon & Brec Canal
  • Fun aboard Santa's festive trip boat
  • Llangollen Canal lift bridge faces long closure
  • Kennet & Avon at Bath closed for months
  • Claiming to be better is pure speculation
  • More Peak Forest Canal woes
  • New Junction Canal reopens 
  • Safety of lithium iron batteries

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