Narrowboat owners have said the closure of a major lock was having a "major financial impact". The gates at Salters Lode in Downham Market, Norfolk connect many waterways in Cambridgeshire and have ...

Four people were forced to climb to safety after their narrowboat ended up jammed in a canal lock and the water emptied away. The canal boat they were travelling in was left hanging precariously in ...

A middle-aged couple enjoying a narrowboat holiday have been stranded on a canal for four days because of a fault with a lock gate. Tina, 53, and Mark Harding, 59, were just eight miles - or four ...

A narrowboat caused havoc on a canal when it became wedged in a lock, blocking off other boats. The boat, called Abigail, ended up at an unusual 40 degree angle with its bow sticking skywards after ...

Eventually a crane was able winch the boat clear of the lock so the water could be pumped out Credit: Photo: NEWSTEAM.CO.UK The boat, called Abigail, ended up at a 40 degree angle with its bow ...

A man has spent £30,000 building his own CANAL in his garden - complete with a functioning lock system and a narrowboat converted into a swimming pool. Stephen Cuddy, 59, purchased a 35ft (10m) long ...

Narrowboat removed - lock to reopen tomorrow The stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal at Widcombe will reopen at 10am tomorrow (Friday 21 March) after a crane successfully removed the capsized ...

Crews from Wolverhampton and Wombourne fire stations were called to the lock at Botterham Bridge near Wombourne. They arrived to find three elderly people trapped on the 70 foot-long narrowboat, which ...

WE had always hankered after a narrowboat holiday and thought one day we would tour the famous canals of the Midlands. But instead we found ourselves driving to Guildford and the banks of the River ...