15th January 2019
Cotswold Canals: putting the port back in Brimscombe
Work could start in 2020 on creating the terminus of the first phase of reopening the Cotswold Canals
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15th January 2019
Will extra £5m help save Scots canal?
An extra £5.35m announced by Transport Scotland will pay for repairs to immediate problems plaguing Scotland’s canals
27th November 2018
A future for freight on the canals?
Four years ago the Canal & River Trust launched a last-ditch attempt to revive commercial freight carrying on the larger waterways before it died out completely. How has it fared since then?
30th October 2018
3,000 gather to watch musical Firework Spectacular at Anderton Boat Lift
More than three thousand people enjoyed the Anderton Boat Lift’s Firework Spectacular on Saturday 27 October
30th October 2018
Amphicar stars at Wey & Arun Canal’s Thriscutt Slipway opening
A 1960s amphibious car and numerous canoes and kayaks and other small craft took to the water to mark the opening of the slipway
4th October 2018
Yet another Scottish bridge closure
A further bridge failure in Edinburgh has meant closures in Scotland’s cash-strapped Lowland canals
4th October 2018
Pennine canal routes begin to reopen
Two Trans-Pennine routes shut by water shortages reopened in September – but the Canal & River Trust says the Leeds & Liverpool is expected to remain shut until at least the end of October
4th October 2018
Carbon monoxide alarms to be required by BSS
The Boat Safety Scheme is to be modified next year subject to a consultation
7th September 2018
CRT warns on ‘crazy’ aqueduct risks
Concerned at those taking risks crossing the Pontcysyllte on the Llangollen Canal, the Canal & River Trust has launched a campaign to encourage people to cross safely
24th August 2018
News special: what now for drought-hit canal routes?
As the canal system continues to suffer the after-effects of the hot dry early summer, we ask the Canal & River Trust what the prognosis is for routes affected by water shortage, and for the…
9th August 2018
Nature reserve unlocks Montgomery Canal restoration
The Montgomery Canal’s Aston Nature Reserve extension is being built as part of a Lottery-funded restoration project
