7th February 2017
Steep licence fee rises spark anger on the Avon
A flat rate for all craft over 50ft has been replaced with a sliding scale, with the longest boats seeing the greatest rise
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6th February 2017
Edgbaston Tunnel improvement plans met with opposition
Boats will not be able to pass each other inside the tunnel if the proposed improvements are carried out
6th February 2017
Acton Swing Bridge receives £1.5m repairs
There is a height restriction of 2.5m for boats travelling udnerneath the bridge
6th February 2017
March issue of Canal Boat on sale now!
Nick Wall considers the future of the Basingstoke
1st February 2017
What’s happening on the UK’s canals this February?
A busy month lies ahead - plan from this range of activities and events taking place on the waterways
30th January 2017
Book now for London moorings in 2017!
Just weeks after the Canal & River Trust’s first trial of pre-pay bookable visitor moorings in London began, slots for late spring and summer are already being rapidly booked up
26th January 2017
Boaters beware: Bridgewater Canal closed until May
Access to and from the Leeds & Liverpool, Liverpool Link, Ribble Link and Lancaster has been all but cut off by delayed repairs
25th January 2017
Dredging project on the Pocklington to protect rare aquatic plants
More than 3,000 tonnes of silt and reeds will be removed to “give nature a helping hand”
24th January 2017
Birmingham’s canals in need of volunteer otter spotters
If you can commit to a walk along the city’s canals each week for two months looking for signs of otters and their habitats, then get involved
18th January 2017
CRT survey asks: who are London’s boaters?
The London Mooring Strategy aims to tackle the shortage of space for the burgeoning floating population to tie up – but first, the Canal & River Trust needed to establish who these boaters are
18th January 2017
Residential Boat Owners’ Association warns on residential hires
“Craft rented out for liveaboard occupancy and for no other purpose than to create profit or reward, for the sole benefit of the unregulated craft owners”
