5th January 2016
Floods hit northern canals
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.
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23rd December 2015
Historic Telford aqueduct drained for repairs
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
Caen Hill flight reopens after towpath collapse
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
New Canal Laureate revealed
The Poetry Society and the Canal & River Trust have announced the appointment of poet Luke Kennard as the 2016 Canal Laureate.
30th November 2015
Grantham lock rebuild reveals its history
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
K&A bridge rebuild gets under way
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
Working boat Dane returns to the canal
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.
13th November 2015
Calling all floating voters!
The online polls have opened for the election of the four people who will represent leisure boating on the Canal & River Trust’s governing body, the national Council, for the next four years – and…
10th November 2015
Uncovering the Uttoxeter Canal
Several hundred yards of the former Uttoxeter Canal towpath emerged from over a century’s growth of trees and vegetation, as the Waterway Recovery Group’s volunteers targeted the site with their annual Reunion major working party.
6th November 2015
A five year plan for canal water
With boat numbers increasing, new legislation putting extra controls on water supplies, and concerns about the possible effects of climate change, the Canal & River Trust has launched a five year programme aiming to reduce…
5th November 2015
Canal MP of the year chosen
Richard Benyon MP (pictured, left), who as Waterways Minister presided over the biggest shake-up on the waterways in half a century, has been chosen by the Inland Waterways Association’s Parliamentarian of the Year.
