7th March 2019
National Trailboat Festival returns to the Lancaster Canal
Trailable narrowboats will be heading north this summer as the Inland Waterways Association’s National Trailboat Festival returns to the Lancaster Canal
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7th March 2019
This canalside pub in Swindon has a narrowboat built inside
The pub on the Wilts & Berks Canal has an unusual feature: a newly-built narrowboat with cosy seating inside
7th March 2019
Carnival to mark Scottish Forth & Clyde Canal reopening
A floating festival will celebrate the reopening of Scottish coast-to-coast route in May
13th February 2019
First boats through reopened Middlewich Arm of Shropshire Union
The first boat passed through the site of the breach on the Middlewich Arm of the Shropshire Union, after repairs were completed just before Christmas
13th February 2019
Vandal damage on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal leads to restrictions
Vandalism resulting in a flood causing damage to local businesses has resulted in lock hours limits on the L&L
13th February 2019
Compulsory carbon monoxide alarms on boats confirmed
Boats will be required to have suitable Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms or fail Boat Safety Scheme examination
25th January 2019
Waterway Recovery Group: restoration volunteers plans for 2019
Locks, bridges, tunnels, channels and towpaths are all on the agenda for Waterway Recovery Group’s restoration volunteers in 2019, as it plans a programme with a slight Midlands flavour to it...
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
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
