Narrowboat family still stuck after canal collapse

They are stuck on the Llangollen canal close to Whitchurch along with her daughter, who also has a narrowboat and travels ...

'I just want to be away from my boat in canal hole'

A man whose narrowboat fell into a giant hole when part of a canal collapsed has said he just wants to stay away from the ...

Canal collapse repairs to take most of 2026

Repairing a canal collapse that left boats swallowed up in a deep trench as water poured out could take most of 2026, ...

Canal breach investigation expected to take weeks

Investigations to determine the cause of a large breach in the side of a canal are expected to take a number of weeks. Three ...

‘Canal boaters like me face an existential crisis’

Three and a half years ago, Anita Weedy could barely pay the bills despite working 90-hour weeks as a carer. “I was so ...
Shropshire Star

Local companies praised for 'invaluable' support of stranded Whitchurch boaters after canal breach

Two local companies have been praised for their support of boaters left stranded after a catastrophic breach of a canal in ...
Daily Mail

Narrowboat owner tells of moment he rushed back to save his CATS as sinkhole was collapsing - as expert warns this will likely happen again

A boater whose craft was left teetering on the brink of a 160ft hole on a canal told how he went back on board to rescue his two cats – as a subsidence expert warned other sections of the ...
BBC

'My canal-blocking narrowboat was stripped'

A narrowboat that sank on a canal, blocking it for days, has been stripped of everything on board, its owner discovered. The boat was recovered earlier by a River and Canal Rescue (RCR) team who ...