UK canals

Past Forward: A Century of Sound. Life on the Canals. Audio, 14 minutes
Greg Jenner explores a fragment of archive revealing life on narrowboats in the 1960s.
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BBC Radio 4
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Canal drained as restoration work takes place
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Nottingham
Posted
26 February 2022
Revamp of Britain's oldest boat lift backed by MP
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Liverpool
Posted
18 February 2022
'Insufficient evidence' in canal death, court told
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
11 February 2022
Canal fish deaths prompt freight barge ban
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
10 February 2022
Canal worker was victim of 'unprovoked' attack
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
25 January 2022
Council dealing with more than 25 abandoned boats
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Devon
Posted
6 January 2022
'We're celebrities in the canal boating community' Video, 00:02:07
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Leicester
Posted
19 December 2021
Floating tip service launched for boaters. Video, 00:01:26
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Somerset
Posted
1 December 2021
Volunteers maintain one mile of Grand Union Canal
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Northampton
Posted
25 November 2021
£15m for canal restoration 'a dream come true'
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Wales
Posted
16 November 2021
New passenger narrowboat launched on Derwent
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Derby
Posted
14 October 2021
Canal restoration given Green Flag award
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Shropshire
Posted
14 October 2021
Fish rescued and dams installed after canal breach
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Lancashire
Posted
13 October 2021
Call for boaters to share stories to revive canal
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Wales
Posted
21 August 2021
Couple's narrowboat life fascinates YouTube users. Video, 00:01:20
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Lancashire
Posted
17 August 2021
Canal volunteer group receive Queen's award
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Bristol
Posted
12 August 2021
Plain sailing: Boating holidays on the rise across the UK
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Business
Posted
5 August 2021