12th December 2016
Cooking on the canals: courgette and tomato stew recipe
Vicky Blick has a nutritional and cheap meal that uses the veggies that can grow on your boat
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7th December 2016
Wildlife on the waterside: corvids
After the harvest comes in, nature’s knacker men take over the fields and eat almost anything, as Pip Webster explains
7th December 2016
Winter mooring permits and locations rise sharply
It seems more and more boaters are braving the colder months to make the most of the waterways – or just bunker down in grim conditions
7th December 2016
VIDEO: Ian McMillan celebrates Yorkshire waterways with special poem
Words on Water praises the tireless work of volunteers after the Boxing Day floods last year and marks the Leeds & Liverpool bicentenary
6th December 2016
Boats needing rescue almost doubled last year
The inland waterways recovery specialists River Canal Rescue has described the figures as “unprecedented”
6th December 2016
Huddersfield Narrow Canal to receive £400,000 of winter repairs
The work is part of essential maintenance planned across the country, with the CRT spending more than £45 million this winter
5th December 2016
Boat Test: Elsie Alice by Soar Valley Steel Boats
Elsie Alice may look fairly standard on the outside, but step inside and there’s a vibrant interior that’s colourfully different from any other we’ve seen
2nd December 2016
The long and expensive history of building the Leeds & Liverpool
The Leeds & Liverpool celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2016. Building it was quite an achievement, and it turned out to become something of a battleground
1st December 2016
Christmas on the canals: what’s on this December
The halls are getting decked, the bells will be jingled and Santa Claus is checking his list – the festive season is upon us. So hats, scarves, gloves and thick winter coats on, because it…
1st December 2016
New 50-berth marina on the Stratford to open 2017
There are currently only two berths within 30 miles of the Wootton Wawen site
29th November 2016
Seasonal photos that capture the beauty of the Kennet & Avon in winter
What better place to enjoy a walk on a crisp winter day than alongside one of the many beautiful waterways of the UK? And there are few as picturesque as the K&A, meandering from Reading…
