16th January 2014
C&RT launches Living Waterways Awards
The Canal and River Trust is launching a series of awards that recognise the people and projects that make a difference to the waterways.
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13th January 2014
Rain damage shuts Mon & Brec
A section of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal has been closed until further notice after a rain-soaked embankment started to move.
9th January 2014
Richard Parry to hold a series of meetings
The Canal & River Trust’s Chief Executive, Richard Parry, will be hosting a series of meetings for waterways users across the country throughout 2014. The meetings will offer a chance for people to informally address…
6th January 2014
Floods and rivers warning
Even though the worst of the stormy weather should ease by Wednesday, flood threats and strong streams on rivers will remain well into this week, according to the Environment Agency.
2nd January 2014
Stoppages go on the map
The Canal & River Trust’s online stoppages system has finally migrated to the CRT website.
12th December 2013
A slippery character!
Engineers working on a stoppage to repair Watford Locks on the Leicester Line got a surprise when they found a monster 8lb 2oz eel lurking at the bottom of the drained canal.
12th December 2013
Yet another culvert collapses
Hot on the heels of the news that collapsed culverts carrying streams under the canal have closed the Shroppie comes the news that another collapse has hit the Rochdale – and it might be shut…
9th December 2013
New film for new boaters
Perhaps with an eye on new people taking canal boat holidays this year, the Canal & River Trust has teamed up with hire boat consortium Drifters to produce a training film to show new boaters…
29th November 2013
More London moorings needed, says GLA
More residential moorings, more lengths of towpath suitable for mooring, and a trial of a community moorings scheme are all among the recommendations for London’s waterways in a report produced by the Greater London Authority.
29th November 2013
Canal cottages conserved
Having spent £¾m renovating 13 traditional canal cottages, the Canal & River Trust is putting a further £¾m into restoring another 12 – and as a result it has come up with a list of…
25th November 2013
New Northwich marina opens
A new new town centre marina has opened in Northwich as a major part of the area’s regeneration.
