UK canals3 days agoPollution and safety fears over abandoned boatsAbandoned boats on Oxfordshire's canals and rivers are described as a safety and pollution risk.3 days agoEngland7 days agoDay boat company can sell alcohol to customersGoBoat is given permission to sell a limited amount of beer and wine on its skippered cruises.7 days agoLondon15 Jun 2025Canal towpath upgrade to improve accessibility More than £3m is being invested in the scheme along Huddersfield's Narrow and Broad Canals15 Jun 2025West Yorkshire7 Jun 2025Funding for canal improvement works approvedThe cash is set to boost a stretch of towpath in Lichfield.7 Jun 2025Stoke & Staffordshire5 Jun 2025Why a cyanide spill shut a canal for 10 monthsSodium cyanide leaked into a canal in August leading to a major incident and a lengthy clean up.5 Jun 2025Birmingham & Black Country28 May 2025Final canal stretch to reopen after chemical spillA 12-mile (19km) stretch of the Walsall Canal was contaminated in August after a toxic spill.28 May 2025Birmingham & Black Country28 May 2025Narrowboat life 'makes you appreciate the good times'Jack Miles and Gabby Barrett live on their fully electric boat on the canal near Lower Heyford.28 May 2025Oxfordshire25 May 2025Louth canal back in use after 100 yearsThe creation of a £96,000 slipway means paddlers are able to access a disused Lincolnshire waterway.25 May 2025England23 May 2025Calls for bridge to reopen amid school run issuesA resident told the BBC the bridge had been closed with "no warning" before the Easter break.23 May 2025Gloucestershire...
