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
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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
17th May 2019
Boating tourism is on the up
Boating tourism is on the rise according to figures released recently
16th April 2019
IWA highlights facilities gap on the canals
The Inland Waterways Association has released the results of its canals gaptracker survey
5th April 2019
Inland Waterways Association suggests ‘London charge zone’
A possible ‘facilities payment’ for boaters on London’s waterways is among the IWA’s proposals for dealing with pressure on the capital’s canals and rivers
27th March 2019
CRT to respond after Pontcysyllte aqueduct death
An inquest into a fatal fall from the aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal in 2016 has recorded the death as ‘misadventure’
