Editing Leeds and Liverpool Canal (section)

===21st century===

In August 2010, a 60-mile stretch of the canal was closed due to the low reservoirs, following the driest start to the year since records began. It was reopened the following month, although some restrictions remained.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-articles/news/2855/british-waterways-announces-phased-reopening-of-leeds-and-liverpool-canal |title=British Waterways announces phased reopening of Leeds & Liverpool Canal |publisher=British Waterways |date=15 September 2010 |accessdate=25 September 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Leeds-Liverpool Canal - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Liverpool Canal Link, [[Pier Head]]]]
The £22&nbsp;million [[Liverpool Canal Link]] was completed in 2009, joining the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the City Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7962742.stm|title=New canal link to boost tourism|date=25 March 2009|work=BBC News|access-date= 16 September 2020}}</ref>

On 11 October 2021 the stretch between Barrowford and Blackburn was closed following a breach in the canal appearing between bridges 109 and 110.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mackinlay |first1=Catherine |title=Leeds and Liverpool canal collapses in Lancs emptying waters overnight |url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/update-leeds-liverpool-canal-collapses-21831229 |access-date=13 October 2021 |work=Lancs Live |date=12 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dams installed after Leeds and Liverpool canal breach |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-58897281 |access-date=13 October 2021 |work=BBC News |date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

Later that month, lock numbers 73 and 80 were among 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million grant from the government's [[Culture Recovery Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/heritage-and-craft-workers-across-england-given-a-helping-hand/ |title=Heritage and Craft Workers Across England Given a Helping Hand |publisher=[[Historic England]] |date= 22 October 2021 |accessdate=23 October 2021}}</ref>