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More good news with canals recovering

THERE IS MORE GOOD NEWS with more waterways recovering from low water.

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Published: 31 July 2026

Canalside café gears up for busy Autumn

A FAMILY-RUN CAFE has unveiled a packed programme of events for the rest of summer and autumn as it continues to fight back against a canal closure.

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Published: 31 July 2026

Closures through low water getting most serious

ANOTHER FIVE CANALS CLOSING  through lack of water means the situation is getting most serious indeed.

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Published: 31 July 2026

Gate 'structural integrity' closes Froghall Basin Lock

THE TOP GATE LEADING TO Froghall Basin on the Caldon Canal  has a problem with 'structural integrity'.

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Published: 30 July 2026

Increase in length of stoppage on Kennet & Avon due to low water

LOW WATER HAS CLOSED even more pounds on the Kennet & Avon Canal 

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Published: 30 July 2026

Man jailed for setting cruiser alight

IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO that Tim Fish set his former friend's cruiser alight.

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Published: 30 July 2026

Keadby Rail Draw Bridge stoppage fiasco and Keadby Lock open just four days this month

IT WAS A BOATER IN NARROWBOATWORLD who pointed out that the trust was not giving notice of stoppage at Keadby Rail Draw Bridge on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.

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Published: 30 July 2026

Already been decided

I find myself in complete agreement with John Coxon (Who are they kidding?), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 29 July 2026

Canal & River Trust launches new Restoration Delivery Plan

A NEW RESTORATION PLAN has been launched by Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 29 July 2026

No notice from Canal & River Trust concerning Keadby Rail Bridge closures

IT WAS A BOATER WHO TELLS US that the rail bridge at Keadby off the tidal Trent had been, and is still closed.

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Published: 29 July 2026

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