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15th January 2016
The Canal & River Trust has launched an appeal in efforts to help and restore the waterways for the boaters and communities living in the north of England that have been, and are still being…
12th January 2016
Fire crews rushed to Kennet and Avon and Canal after being alerted of the fire at 3:30am. The fire was so severe that were unable to board the boat safely.
12th January 2016
Egremont the vessel made popular by giving canal trips to families and tourist groups in Chichester has been given an honourable retirement after 40 years of service and is being replaced by the new boat,…
6th January 2016
Thames Water has been fined a record-breaking £1m for polluting the Grand Union canal with sewage from faulty inlet screens at its Hertfordshire treatment plant.
5th January 2016
Significant damage has been caused to parts of the canals and rivers network in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester following the flooding of recent weeks.
23rd December 2015
Smethwick’s 190-year old Engine Arm Aqueduct is being drained for the first time in 15 years ahead of repairs to the Grade II listed structure.
23rd December 2015
The Caen Hill flight of locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal has reopened after a lock paddle left open allowed thousands of gallons of water to wash away sections of towpath and canal bank…
11th December 2015
The Poetry Society and the Canal & River Trust have announced the appointment of poet Luke Kennard as the 2016 Canal Laureate.
30th November 2015
Lock 15 at Woolsthorpe is pictured with the chamber walls almost entirely dismantled, as work progresses on the Lottery-funded volunteer project to completely restore two of the Grantham Canal’s locks.
27th November 2015
Work has got underway on a £720,000 overhaul of Seend Wharf Bridge which will see the Kennet & Avon Canal closed to through navigation for almost four months this winter.
20th November 2015
Historic wooden working boat Dane seen here undergoing restoration at Alvecote on the Coventry Canal, is set to be relaunched at an event this coming spring.
