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No motor vehicles allowed on towpaths

I WAS intrigued to read your recent article regarding motorcycles being ridden on the towpaths, writes John Howard.

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Published: 28 September 2023

Three more Leeds & Liverpool swing bridges fail

Three more swing bridges have failed over the past week on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 27 September 2023

What is an emergency?

A RECENT CaRT notice about Lock 20, Woodend Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal caused me to consider what requires emergency work rather than urgent work, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 27 September 2023

AI in Customer Services

LIKE any new product from 'Silicon Valley' AI, (Artificial Intelligence) in the form of ChatGPT, has been announced in a blaze of publicity (hype?) that would do CaRT proud.

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Published: 27 September 2023

Canal & River Trust 2022/23 Annual Report & Accounts

THEe Canal & River Trust has published its Annual Report & Accounts for 2022/23 with the trust reporting:

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Published: 27 September 2023

Unsafe towpath on the Oxford

AN INSPECTION  has shown that a section of the of towpath on the Oxford Canal  is unsafe.

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Published: 27 September 2023

Not so 'charitable'

CONCERNING the changes proposed by CRT to the licensing structure of continuous cruisers, writes Brian D Jarrett.

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Published: 25 September 2023

How long will it last?

IT WAS Victor in his article on our recent cruise that brought to light the condition of Branston Lock.

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Published: 25 September 2023

The only Met weather station in a inland marina

IT WAS way back in 2017 that the Metrological Office installed a weather station at Mercia Marina.

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Published: 25 September 2023

No permanent repair for Fradley Swing Bridge

IT IS well known around Fradley that its swing bridge is in need of permanent repair, writes Dom Grant.

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Published: 25 September 2023

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Latest

  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • CafĂ© turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • 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

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