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
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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
9th August 2018
Can extra money stop Scottish canal closures?
Following three liftbridge closures on the Scottish Lowland canals, the Scottish Government has provided extra funding – but waterways supporters are not convinced that it will save the system
9th August 2018
Leeds & Liverpool: Pennine route shuts as water runs short
Following the continued hot and dry weather, the Canal & River Trust announced that a long section of the trans-Pennine length of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal would close until further notice
10th July 2018
News report: what happened at Crick Boat Show 2018
Rain and thunder may have punctuated the evenings of the Crick Boat Shows, but the days combined fair weather and bright prospects for canal boatbuilders
10th July 2018
CRT relaunches for ‘wellbeing’
The Canal & River Trust launched its new logo in May
