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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

  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock
  • How the boat rescue was undertaken
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock
  • Boaters emptying cassette toilets into canal
  • Stoke-on-Trent museums at risk
  • Seven months closure ends
  • Moorers taking part in Dogs Behaving Very Badly
  • Another quickie
  • Illegal floating encampment activity removed

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