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6th April 2016
Work has commenced on areas along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal where boaters have been experiencing difficulty mooring alongside the canal, navigating through bridges and getting stuck on the approach to locks.
24th March 2016
As the Yorkshire waterways damaged by the winter floods start to open up again, a hireboat fleet is pictured shifting part of its operation to the far side of the Pennines to avoid the closures.
22nd March 2016
A study is to look into new methods to revitalise and transform the river and canal system around Bath.
22nd March 2016
A long term plan to restore the Montgomery Canal has been boosted by the use of a ‘community payback’ scheme to help with improving towpath surfaces and hedgerows on a half-mile stretch between Pant Bridge…
22nd March 2016
Students in Staffordshire spent a week working on canals as part of a project aimed at bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) to life.
17th March 2016
A series of events are being planned that will celebrate the life of James Brindley, the designer of the Trent & Mersey Canal.
10th March 2016
Following representations made in Parliament by waterways interests, plans for Phase 1 of the HS2 high speed railway have been amended to include increased protection for canals.
9th March 2016
A loop of waterways in East London, closed to boating since before the 2012 Olympics, looks set to reopen this year as a centrepiece of a regeneration scheme forming part of the Olympic Legacy.
1st March 2016
The Boat Safety Scheme is urging boaters to check the regulators on their propane and butane gas cylinders as well as their fire blankets, after manufacturers issued product recall notices for faulty items of both…
25th February 2016
The River Thames and other waterways currently run by the Environment Agency took a step closer to being transferred to the Canal & River Trust with the recent establishment of a joint working group to…
23rd February 2016
As engineers continue the work to repair the canals and river navigations around the Pennines following damage caused by the Boxing Day floods, the first significant lengths of waterway look set to reopen within weeks.
