28th January 2016
Divers inspect WW2 London canal bomb gates
Underwater gates installed at the beginning of the Second World War to protect London’s canals during air raids are to be checked over by divers.
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22nd January 2016
200 schools for 200 years: pupils invited to celebrate Leeds and Liverpool Canal heritage
Thousands of children attending primary schools close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal are being invited to join the 2016 canal bicentenary celebrations.
22nd January 2016
Canals unlocked after winter floods
Our picture shows narrowboat Oxford on a fact-finding mission on the Calder & Hebble Navigation to check out whether it was safe to reopen following the major damage to Pennine waterways caused by the Boxing…
15th January 2016
Canal & River Trust launches flood appeal
The Canal & River Trust has launched an appeal in efforts to help and restore the waterways for the boaters and communities living in the north of England that have been, and are still being…
12th January 2016
A Man has died after canal boat he was living on caught fire
Fire crews rushed to Kennet and Avon and Canal after being alerted of the fire at 3:30am. The fire was so severe that were unable to board the boat safely.
12th January 2016
New boat ‘Kingfisher’ is craned into the basin of Chichester canal
Egremont the vessel made popular by giving canal trips to families and tourist groups in Chichester has been given an honourable retirement after 40 years of service and is being replaced by the new boat,…
6th January 2016
£1m fine over sewage leak into Grand Union
Thames Water has been fined a record-breaking £1m for polluting the Grand Union canal with sewage from faulty inlet screens at its Hertfordshire treatment plant.
5th January 2016
Floods hit northern canals
Significant damage has been caused to parts of the canals and rivers network in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester following the flooding of recent weeks.
23rd December 2015
Historic Telford aqueduct drained for repairs
Smethwick’s 190-year old Engine Arm Aqueduct is being drained for the first time in 15 years ahead of repairs to the Grade II listed structure.
23rd December 2015
Caen Hill flight reopens after towpath collapse
The Caen Hill flight of locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal has reopened after a lock paddle left open allowed thousands of gallons of water to wash away sections of towpath and canal bank…
11th December 2015
New Canal Laureate revealed
The Poetry Society and the Canal & River Trust have announced the appointment of poet Luke Kennard as the 2016 Canal Laureate.
