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More lock keeper volunteers wanted

CANAL & RIVER TRUST is looking to recruit more volunteers to take on the iconic role of lock keeper in Yorkshire, as it prepares for a busy summer on the region’s waterways.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Not a very good Thursday

YESTERDAY, THURSDAY WAS not a very good day for boaters.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Tragic loss of mother of five drowned in canal

FIVE CHILDREN LOST their mother in a tragic drowning in the basin of Walsall Canal.

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Published: 22 May 2026

Council backed down about pupils using unsafe towpath

THE PROPOSAL BY Shropshire County Council that pupils from a school should use a towpath instead of being given transport has been defeated.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Two new signings at Mercia Marina

THERE ARE TWO NEW commercial signings at the Mercia Marina development.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Chesterfield Canal spill cleared at last

IT WAS WAY BACK in October of last year that a diesel spill closed the Chesterfield Canal.

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Published: 21 May 2026

Huddersfield Broad and Sheffield & Sth Yorks closed

THERE WERE TWO waterways closed yesterday—Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation and Huddersfield Broad Canal.

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Published: 21 May 2026

WaterNav extends online

RIVER CANAL RESCUE has launched a web version of its free mapping tool— – WaterNav.

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Published: 21 May 2026

The boats are arriving for crick show

THE BOATS ARE INDEED ARRIVING at Crick Boat Show.

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Published: 20 May 2026

Police renew appeal over new born baby death

IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO that the body of a newborn baby boy was found in the Wryley and Essington Canal near Walsall.

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Published: 20 May 2026

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  • More lock keeper volunteers wanted
  • Not a very good Thursday
  • Tragic loss of mother of five drowned in canal
  • Council backed down about pupils using unsafe towpath
  • Two new signings at Mercia Marina
  • Chesterfield Canal spill cleared at last
  • Huddersfield Broad and Sheffield & Sth Yorks closed
  • WaterNav extends online
  • The boats are arriving for crick show
  • Police renew appeal over new born baby death
  • Get a camera!
  • Grantham Canal supported by MPs
  • Carrying on his fathers' tradition...
  • Forum heard of Montgomery Canal activity
  • Macclesfield Canal still closed after sunken narrowboat removed
  • Dragon boat race for Northwich River Festival
  • Rochdale Canal bridge restoration will close navigation
  • Three stoppages cleared on the 'Narrow'
  • White Mills Marina gets four Gold Anchors award—again!
  • Llangollen breach could be repaired by Christmas

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