A canal boater accidentally completely drained a section of the Kennet and Avon Canal, in Wiltshire, by leaving all the lock gates open. A spokesman for the Canal and River Trust told the BBC the ...

Divers have gone under water to make repairs to a Grade II listed lock on the River Avon near Bath. Weston Lock is one of 104 locks between Bristol and Reading that make up the Kennet and Avon Canal ...

A pensioner has died in a shocking tragedy after plunging from a boat into a canal while on a family holiday. Margaret Billings, 78, got caught between the boat and quayside at a towpath on the Kennet ...

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A guide to low-cost family days out has been launched by a canal charity. The Canal & River Trust, the UK's largest canal charity, has published a free guide titled 'Places to Visit in the South West' ...

A lorry driver had a narrow escape after the huge vehicle drove into a canal off a narrow bridge in Wiltshire. The vehicle crashed off a bridge near Burbage in the early hours of the morning on ...

A major programme of work is underway on the four highest locks at the Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Workers from the Canal & River Trust, the charity that cares for the flight, will ...

An elderly woman was tragically crushed to death between a narrow boat and the side of a canal after falling as her husband was forced to helplessly watched on. Margaret Billings died soon after ...

A stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal after it was accidentally drained A boater accidentally drained a stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal after leaving all the lock gates open. A section of the ...

A 10-mile stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal, which has been shut since November due to a lack of water, has reopened. More than 90 boats had been stranded between Crofton Lock, near Wilton, ...