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Macclesfield closed one week before season opens!

IT SEEMS that this year is going to be a duplicate of last year as far as the Macclesfield Canal is concerned—with long closures.

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Published: 11 April 2019

Easter magic at Mercia

EASTER at Mercia Marina will see lots of fun for the children, including bubble magic.

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Published: 11 April 2019

Trips up the 'Giant's Staircase'

THIS month there is a rare opportunity to cruise up or down the 23 locks on the Chesterfield Canal known as the 'Giant’s Staircase'.

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Published: 10 April 2019

Took part in nationwide event

THE Buckingham Canal Society volunteers took part in the recent nationwide Keep Briatain Tidy  event.

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Published: 10 April 2019

T&M closed between Alrewas and Fradley

A BROKEN lock has closed a section of the Trent & Mersey Canal.

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Published: 10 April 2019

Leicester Section restrictions

THE Canal & River Trust is warning of restrictions on the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 09 April 2019

Wykewell Lift Bridge open one hour a day

THOUGH not yet repaired, the Wykewell Lift Bridge will be open for one hour a day for navigation.

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Published: 09 April 2019

Trip boat in sad state

I WAS walking around Stratford-upon-Avon at the weekend and came across one of the famous Avon trip boats of the 1950s, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 09 April 2019

Jealous teen threw girl friend off canal bridge

A JEALOUS teen threw his girl friend off a canal bridge onto the towpath leaving her paralysed.

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Published: 09 April 2019

New 'marina' for the Nene

THERE are plans for a £33m development at Wellingborough on the Nene that includes a marina.

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Published: 09 April 2019

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Latest

  • Deeply regret but illness causes lack of publication
  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • 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
  • Café 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

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