Website Update: Stainforth and Keadby Canal [15th May 2013]
Virtual Cruise updated with many new photos. Follow link for details...
Website Update: Sheffield and South Yorkshire [15th May 2013]
Virtual Cruise updated with improved photo. Follow link for details...
Yorkshire Flood Locks Closed [15th May 2013]
Also stoppage at Woodnock Lock. Follow link for details...
Shepley Bridge Lock update [4th May 2013]
Lock on Calder and Hebble may re-open after 20th May. Follow link for details...
Calder and Hebble Stoppage [30th Apr 2013]
Shepley Bridge Lock closed for emergency repair. Follow link for details...
Stoppage on Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation [19th Apr 2013]
Doncaster Lock closed for emergency repair. (Now re-opened) Follow link for details...
Diggle flight re-opens [15th Apr 2013]
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Update - lock repair complete. Follow link for details...
Macclesfield Stoppage [12th Apr 2013]
Bosley Locks closed for emergency repair. Follow link for details...
No-go on New Junction [8th Apr 2013]
Power cut will mean no passage on 11th April. Follow link for details...
Leeds and Liverpool open again [8th Apr 2013]
Fully open after stoppages at Apperley Bridge. Follow link for details...
Snowy start for Standedge season [31st Mar 2013]
Snow delays opening for visitors. Follow link for details...
Diggle flight to open 26th April at earliest [28th Mar 2013]
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Update. (Now re-opened) Follow link for details...
Huddersfield Narrow could be shut for weeks [17th Mar 2013]
Broken gate at Diggle. Follow link for details...
Tree blocks canal west of Wigan [8th Feb 2013]
Closed near Bridge 46, Gathurst. Follow link for details...
Rochdale Open Day Scrapped [25th Jan 2013]
Poor weather forces Sladen Lock event cancellation. Follow link for details...
Weather delays Dowley Gap Open Day [24th Jan 2013]
Now open for visits on 17th February. Follow link for details...
Snow on the Huddersfield Narrow! [18th Jan 2013]
TV Historian Dan Snow at Diggle Locks. Follow link for details...
Unlocking artwork on the canal [18th Jan 2013]
Balance beam poetry. Follow link for details...
Makeover for Cooper Bridge Weir [13th Jan 2013]
Major work to prevent further failures. Follow link for details...
Changes to Pennine Waterways email notifications [27th Dec 2012]
Sign up for alternative service. Follow link for details...
Pollution shuts part of Leeds and Liverpool [17th Dec 2012]
Closed at Appley Bridge, west of Wigan. Follow link for details...
Croxton re-opens [27th Nov 2012]
12 mile stretch of Trent & Mersey re-opens early Follow link for details...
Heavy rain affects Yorkshire waterways [23rd Nov 2012]
Flood locks shut after heavy rain Follow link for details...
Winter Stoppages 2012 - 2013 [Updated 20th Nov 2012]
Summary of this Winter's stoppages in the Pennines area updated. Follow link for details...
Breach south of Preston Brook [26th Sep 2012]
Cheshire Ring blocked near Dutton Follow link for details...
Leeds and Liverpool blocked by fallen tree [24th Sep 2012]
Closed at Fenniscowles west of Blackburn Follow link for details...
Barnby Dun Bridge Delays [10th Sep 2012]
Bridge currently out of action Follow link for details...
Wigan Stoppage [28th Aug 2012]
Closed between Locks 65 and 87 Follow link for details...
Further Restrictions at Marple [22nd Aug 2012]
Open 9 - 3 until balance beam repaired. Follow link for details...
Pollution shuts Aire and Calder [20th Aug 2012]
Closed between Leeds Lock & Fishpond Lock. Follow link for details...
Bridge Failure on Leeds and Liverpool [13th Aug 2012]
Canal closed east of Burscough. Follow link for details...
Paddle Problem at Diggle [8th Aug 2012]
Repairs needed at Lock 29w. Follow link for details...
Lemonroyd Lock to shut for a week [8th Aug 2012]
Aire and Calder stoppage from 20th August. Follow link for details...
Marple Locks Restricted Opening [2nd Aug 2012]
Open only mornings until repairs complete. Follow link for details...
Leeds and Liverpool Stoppage [2nd Aug 2012]
Johnson's Hillock lock flight closed. Follow link for details...
Marple Locks Stoppage [31st July 2012]
Peak forest flight closed following leak from pound. Follow link for details...
Rochdale Nine Closed [20th July 2012]
Weekend stoppage after gate lifted. Follow link for details...
See July 25th update with photo.
Calder and Hebble Closed Again [19th July 2012]
Flood gates shut on river sections. Follow link for details...
Silt blocking Huddersfield Narrow [12th July 2012]
Flood debris between Locks 14e and 15e. Follow link for details...
Nicholas Crane coasts through Standedge Tunnel [9th July 2012]
Television crew at Tunnel End. Follow link for details...
Rochdale Canal Closed Again [6th July 2012]
Closed around Lock 12. Follow link for details...
New Junction Canal Closed [6th July 2012]
Don Aqueduct flood gates shut. Follow link for details...
Calder and Hebble Closed [6th July 2012]
Flood gates may be shut for days. Follow link for details...
Coxheads Swing Bridge Closed Again [2nd July 2012]
Leeds and Liverpool bridge vandalised. Follow link for details...
Goodbye, British Waterways. Hello Canal and River Trust! [2nd July 2012]
Waterways transferred to new Trust. Follow link for details...
Broken Cill Delays Boaters on Huddersfield [1st July 2012]
Marsden lock flight closed. Follow link for details...
Rochdale re-opens with restrictions [28th June 2012]
Locks 12 and 13 open 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm only. Follow link for details...
Stranded boat re-floated [28th June 2012]
Boat blocking Rochdale Canal has been moved. Follow link for details...
Rochdale Canal remains blocked after floods [25th June 2012]
Boat stranded across canal. Photos. Follow link for details...
Flooding disrupts navigation in Yorkshire [23rd June 2012]
Heavy rain affects canals. Follow link for details...
Car blocks Rochdale Canal [21st June 2012]
Bridge closed in Walsden. Follow link for details...
Half Day Huddersfield Hold-up [21st June 2012]
Lock 1e closed 12.00 - 4.00. Follow link for details...
Leeds and Liverpool bridge stoppage [20th June 2012]
Swing bridge at Kildwick closed (now re-opened) Follow link for details...
Rochdale Nine Stoppage [18th June 2012]
Closed until 19th June. Follow link for details...
Wigan Waterless Once More [30th May 2012]
Vandals drain lock flight. Follow link for details...
Barrowford Stoppage [24th May 2012]
Repairs at Leeds and Liverpool Lock 50. Follow link for details...
Another Wigan Stoppage [23rd May 2012]
Paddle repairs at Ell Meadow Lock. Follow link for details...
Rochdale Stoppage at Sowerby Bridge [22nd May 2012]
Closed until Friday. Now re-opened. Follow link for details...
Why the Huddersfield Narrow is still closed [21st May 2012]
Delays continue at Lock 1w. Now re-opened. Follow link for details...
Tesco and BW reach Trolley Agreement [20th May 2012]
Tesco to pay BW to clear trolleys at Stalybridge. Follow link for details...
Queen Takes Canal Trip in Burnley [16th May 2012]
Royal journey on Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Follow link for details...
Huddersfield Canal closed in Ashton [15th May 2012]
Gate failure at Lock 1w. Closed until 23rd May Follow link for details...
Half Day Wigan Stoppage [14th May 2012]
All locks in Wigan closed on 15th May until noon. Follow link for details...
Trees block Upper Peak Forest Canal [29th April 2012]
Closed one mile south of Marple. Follow link for details...
Huddersfield Narrow now re-opened at Lock 20w [17th April 2012]
Extra repair work finished earlier than expected. Follow link for details...
Huddersfield Narrow could be closed for a month at Frenches [17th April 2012]
Further difficulties encountered at Lock 20w. Follow link for details...
Huddersfield Waterfront: The Photos [13th April 2012]
Former Sellers Tunnel opened out as feature of development. Follow link for details...
Boat sinking blocks Huddersfield Canal [10th April 2012]
Lock 1w blocked - canal closed between Ashton and Stalybridge. Follow link for details...
Marple Locks stoppage [8th April 2012]
Paddle failure closes locks, Peak Forest Canal. Follow link for details...
New Stretch of canal opens in Huddersfield [5th April 2012]
Tunnel opened up and new lock built. Follow link for details...
Trees block Cheshire Ring canals [4th April 2012]
Stoppages on Lower Peak Forest and Ashton Canals Follow link for details...
Bridge restrictions on way to Liverpool [3rd April 2012]
Bridge 20 (Coxhead's) only open at 9.00 am and 3.00. Follow link for details...
Peak Forest Canal Pages Updated! [29th March 2012]
'Virtual cruise' of Peak Forest completely revised with new, bigger photos. Follow link to see...
Silt Discharge closes Rochdale Canal [18th Feb 2012]
Closed near Rochdale until late March. Follow link for details...
Pollution shuts Peak Forest again [17th Feb 2012]
Closed at Woodley until Monday evening. Follow link for details...
Diggle Open Day Changed [14th Feb 2012]
Lock now open on Monday 12th March. Follow link for details...
Bridge Restrictions at Lymm [6th Feb 2012]
Closed to navigation during working hours. Follow link for details...
Ice Closes Barton [3rd Feb 2012]
Barton Swing Aqueduct closed until Monday. Follow link for details...
Bingley Five Rises to the Occasion [29th Jan 2012]
Successful open weekend at Bingley Five Rise Locks. Follow link for details...
Canal "Open Days" [14th Jan 2012]
Go behind the scenes at Bingley, Marsden, Diggle and Stanley Ferry. (link changed) Follow link for details...
Trees block canals [6th Jan 2012]
Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge & Peak Forest Canal south of Marple. Follow link for details...
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pages Updated! [4th Jan 2012]
'Virtual cruise' of HNC completely revised with new, bigger photos. Follow link to see...
Standedge Tunnel Spectacle to mark 200th Anniversary![20th Mar 2011]
Legging and other activities to mark 200 years. Follow link for details...
Liverpool Canal Link - What Boaters Need to Know [March 2009]
Essential information for anyone intending to take a boat to Liverpool in 2009. Details...
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