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Boat fire kills man and his dog on Christmas Day

A NARROWBOAT CAUGHT FIRE on Christmas Day at Crooke Hall moorings on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 27 December 2025

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

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Latest

  • 'Oh no, not another consultation tells Victor
  • Latest Whitchurch progress report
  • Worry about possible breach at Nantwich
  • Lengthsman 2026: Reimagining Waterways Asset Management
  • More Leeds & Liverpool woes
  • Eight hours of sewage in navigation
  • Again it is two usual stoppages
  • Atherstone Flight reopens with restrictions
  • Overnight tunnel work to save daytime closure
  • Clean-up of the Nene
  • Replacing rail bridge will affect navigation
  • Key developments from the Whitchurch Canal breach
  • Gloucester Docks closed for dredging
  • Winter works programme published
  • A further stoppage on Kennet & Avon Canal
  • Trip hazards causing tripping into canal
  • New Junction Canal could be closed for months
  • The Whitchurch Arm now closed
  • Profiteering at the expence of stranded boaters
  • Narrowboat recovered from Bath Deep Lock

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