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Optimism for Llangollen hire-boating
The Canal & River Trust says it hopes to have the Llangollen Canal breach repaired by the end of this year.
The Langollen is Britain’s…
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Whitchurch Canal Festival to return
The Whitchurch Waterway Trust says it is determined to restage its annual canal festival this year, despite it being very close to the site of…
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EA task force tackles abandoned Thames craft
The Environment Agency says it is on course to remove over 100 sunken and abandoned vessels on the non-tidal Thames in a single year, its…
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Novel installation for HS2 bridge over canal
A section of the Grand Union Canal reopened to boaters in mid-March, after a new 1,620-ton section of the HS2 railway track slid aross the…
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Advice
Insurance for Mobile Marine Businesses
Sean McNamara, Branch Manager, Haven Knox-Johnston Commercial
Being mobile, operating on or around the canal side and with every day looking slightly different, having the right insurance in place is essential. There are many risks in play with the potential to stop work, put customers’ craft at risk and create costly claims that could threaten the future of the business.…
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Product News
Luxury narrowboat hire
Quite a few companies offer ‘luxury narrowboat hire’, but a startup this year is promising "Narrowboat Holidays Beautifully Reimagined".
Synewave…
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Small space diesel heaters
Originally designed for caravans and motor homes, the new ABM Sleep Easy blown air diesel heaters from Kartt will potentially…
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4G wireless wifi
Falcon Technology has introduced a new Version 3 of its easy-to-install mobile wifi solution for boats and motorhomes: the 4G…
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Spring-loaded clamp sets
If you are looking for a way of holding something like, say, a tarpaulin tight against a boat, these new…
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