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Two narrowboats jammed in tunnel

TWO narrowboats jammed in a tunnel needed emergency services to rescue the crews..

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Published: 23 September 2020

Harecastle keepers to be sacked

THE regular keepers at Harecastle Tunnel are to be made redundant and replaced by volunteers.

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Published: 23 September 2020

River & Canal Rescue—to the rescue of 47 boats!

FOLLOWING the failure of the Twerton sluice gates on the Avon on Tuesday evening (15th Sept), River Canal Rescue has performed a logistical miracle, pulling teams and equipment together, at short notice, to recover 47 boats.

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Published: 23 September 2020

Rubbish galore in Birmingham

THE lesser used Birmingham waterways are becoming strewn with rubbish.

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Published: 23 September 2020

Brinklow Marina goes bust

BRINKLOW Marina is now under receivership with its future in the balance.

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Published: 23 September 2020

Irresponsible kayak training session

I DON'T really have a problem dodging canoes, and rowers react quickly, to a toot on the horn, but we did have a problem on the Thames, writes Stan King.

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Published: 23 September 2020

Victor finds tempers fray at Fradley

NO, NO, NO, not my temper I hasten to add, I'm way past all that.

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Published: 21 September 2020

Victor is incensed!

INCENSED doesn't even begin to cover it!

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Published: 18 September 2020

Victor finds it better at Rugeley

THERE was a pleasant surprise awaiting at our usual shopping town of Rugeley.

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Published: 12 September 2020

Victor: Up and away!

UP AND away indeed through Derwent Mouth Lock on to the Trent & Mersey yet again.

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Published: 10 September 2020

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Latest

  • Boaters in limbo after marina forced to go into liquidation
  • Canal to be closed for a month
  • A new event at Banbury
  • Works not finished in time for Easter
  • Restrictions on the Rochdale Canal to save water
  • Possible boatyard for Oxford after 20 years
  • Four paddle failures already this month
  • De-wintering tips from River Canal Rescue
  • Smoke control comes into force for narrowboats in Bimingham
  • Three stoppages still ongoing
  • EA stops Bristol Floating Harbour funding
  • Braunston Customer Service Facility now closed
  • Marsworth Flight reopened
  • Stoppages on Rochdale and Tame Valley canals
  • Another paddle failure
  • Another broken paddle on the Rochdale Canal
  • Environment Agency clearing more abandoned boats off the Thames
  • Attack just off the Coventry Canal towpath
  • I don't believe it! tells Victor
  • Another mile of the Stroudwater Canal in water

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