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Wigan Flight closure extended

THOUGH there were hopes of the Wigan Flight being open for last week-end its closure has been extended.

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Published: 10 August 2020

Unusual craft on the Severn

IT WAS quite a shock for boaters cruising the Severn last week.

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Published: 10 August 2020

Victor: The wrong questionnaire

IN THANKING us for buying our boat licence CaRT wanted to know how well we were satisfied with its licence purchase process. 

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Published: 09 August 2020

Reflections of an Ancient Boater Living a low polluting life (hopefully)

VARIOUS people and organisations, for reasons best known to themselves, have attempted to label boaters with the 'polluters' and 'wildlife unfriendly' tags.

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Published: 07 August 2020

Buckby Flight now closed until next week

BAD news indeed for all those boaters piling up wanting to use Buckby Flight on the Grand Union Canal—it will not be open today (Friday) as promised.

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Published: 07 August 2020

Cyclist showing all on towpath

A CYCLIST is exposing himself to women on the Trent & Mersey Canal towpath at Church Lawton.

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Published: 07 August 2020

The Jericho fight goes on

IT WAS 20 years ago when narrowboatworld reported the story of Jericho Boatyard development in Oxford, but it is still not settled.

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Published: 07 August 2020

Third Leeds & Liverpool closure this week!

THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal has alas another stoppage—the third this week.

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Published: 07 August 2020

Wigan Flight failure closes Leeds & Liverpool

WE HAVE really lost count of the number of times the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been closed this year.

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Published: 06 August 2020

'Listing' boat closes Trent & Mersey lock

NOT now naming sunken boats—it might scare the natives—they are called 'listing' boats!

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Published: 06 August 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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