29th October 2019
Macclesfield Canal shuts until spring 2020
Problems with leakage on the Macclesfield Canal have led to a winter stoppage being brought forward
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3rd October 2019
Waterways diversity under threat
Waterways maintenance company The Rothen Group has warned that the explosion in duckweed is threatening marine life and is calling for a sustainable solution
3rd October 2019
Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Canoes meet to mark trail completion
A five-year programme to create England’s first coast-to-coast canoe trail has been completed
3rd October 2019
Grantham Canal Lock 15 opening looks to the future
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the opening of Lock 15 of the Woolsthorpe flight on the Grantham Canal following rebuilding by volunteers
3rd October 2019
Toddbrook Reservoir failure: ‘we will find the cause’
The investigation into the causes of the dam spillway’s failure is getting under way
29th August 2019
Toddbrook Reservoir: Whaley Bridge inquiries launched
As the investigations into the high-profile dam emergency get under way, we speak to the Canal & River Trust’s Head of Asset Management Julie Sharman about the possible causes and consequences of the failure
31st July 2019
HS2 link threatens Derby restoration
A new transport corridor to connect the HS2 high speed railway to Derby may scupper the Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust’s plans to reopen the Derby Canal, unless a more expensive option for the link…
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”
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
