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Canal Junction has regular news updates on canal matters, progress reports on the many canal restoration and rebuilding schemes and special features about UK canals and inland waterways.

Leeds & Liverpool canal to get 30 new mileposts.

Thirty new heritage mileposts have been cast in iron to mark the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Bicentenary – part of ...More

£40 for a Bridgewater Canal return journey?

Boaters may be charged £40 to use the Bridgewater Canal if they want to make a return journey. Boaters using ...More

Bingley Three rise to top lock keeper’s award

Three Bingley Five Rise lock keepers on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal have jointly become ‘Lock Keeper of the Year ...More

Three sunken canal boats raised by RCR in 24 hours

Two canal boats sunk in locks were raised and another boat was narrowly stopped from sinking within a 24 hour ...More

Mike Clarke Lock tribute to ‘Mr Leeds & Liverpool’

Mike Clarke, ‘Mr Leeds & Liverpool’, has had lock in the Yorkshire Dales named after him in honour of his ...More

Some canals still closed by Christmas floods

Elland Bridge over the Calder & Hebble, damaged in the Boxing Day floods, is now being pulled down. Repair work ...More

Could a 10 ton narrowboat pull help float your boat?

Are you looking for a new, exciting way to raise funds for your organisation or your favourite charity? If so, ...More

Race to get Staveley Basin ready for Trailboats

Canal volunteers are racing against time and some terrible weather to get the venue for the IWA Trail boat Festival ...More

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