31st July 2019
Canal & River Trust’s blueprint for London released
The CRT has launched its ‘prospectus for London’, highlighting the ways that its waterways can contribute to “good growth, prosperity and wellbeing”
Advertisement
News
31st July 2019
£3m of funding for improvements on Birmingham Canal Navigations
A navigable but badly silted former canal reservoir near Birmingham is receiving funding for dredging and other improvements
31st July 2019
Fundraising campaign launched to save historic tug
The historic ‘Tom Pudding’ tug Wheldale is under threat of being sold off after the closure of the Yorkshire Waterways Museum
31st July 2019
Clean Maritime Plan: Are diesel’s days numbered?
The diesel engine could be on the way out for canal boaters if the Government carries its recently launched plan through to its conclusion
3rd July 2019
Crick Boat Show 2019: Plugging electric options
“Any new models on offer at this year’s show?” we asked at 20th annual Crick Boat Show. And we were surprised by the proliferation of electric options
3rd July 2019
Safety railings at lock 89 on the Rochdale Canal
Lock 89 on the Rochdale Canal has now been fitted with railings in an attempt to deter members of the public from crossing the canal via the lock gate walkways, following two drownings in the…
27th June 2019
Plastic free canals? How you can help
Figures from the Canal & River Trust indicate that Britain’s waterways would be free of plastic if every visitor to the canals did this one thing
31st May 2019
Canal walk: Wales’ Ceiriog Valley
Ditch the boat and follow the footsteps of King Offa along the ancient earthworks which created Welsh border country. Daniel Parry set out on a four-hour foray in the hills
31st May 2019
Book review: Canal Pushers by Andy Griffee
The detective thriller set on the canals is a heart stopping first venture - with a serial pusher
31st May 2019
Cotswold Canals: The £4m road to restoration
Why is a highways body supporting a canal restoration to the tune of £4m? We follow the story of the M5 motorway and the ‘Missing Mile’...
17th May 2019
News special: Canals prepare for HS2
How the canals are preparing for the UK’s new high speed railway
