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Shake-up for CRT boat licensing
Boat licensing on Canal & River Trust waterways is set for change following the publication of a report by the three-person commission appointed by the trust to look at the current system.
The commission, has engaged with thousands of individuals and organisations via a public online survey, and then meeting with and receiving further submissions from many representative groups.
The 36-recommendation document calls for a complete overhaul of how the trust manages boat movement, enforcement, communication and congestion.
The commission described the current system as “sub-optimal, overly complex and widely…
20 November 2025
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Winners of new inland trade awards announced
A narrowboat broker and two narrowboat hire companies are the first winners of a new category of marine business awards.
The British Marine Inland Association…
18 November 2025
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CRT restoration plan under fire
The Inland Waterways Association has taken the lead in opposing proposals by the Canal & River Trust to introduce new competency checks and charges for…
13 November 2025
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Boat licence increases announced
Boaters on Canal & River Trust waters face an increase in boat licence fees for both private boat-owners and boating businesses of 4.85% from 1st…
13 November 2025
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Now it's oak trees at risk
Of all the trees that grow so fair, Old England to adorn,Greater are none beneath the Sun, Than Oak, and Ash, and Thorn
A Tree…
13 November 2025
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Obituary: Prunella Scales
With a fulsome tribute to Timothy West a year ago (WW January 2025), and now the sad passing of Prunella Scales on 27th October, it…
11 November 2025
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Foxton Museum on a knife-edge
Supporters of Foxton Canal Museum say it faces an uncertain future after a summer that saw the popular lock flight close to navigation due to…
11 November 2025
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Toddbrook Reservoir ready to reopen after £50m repair
Over six years after Toddbrook Reservoir came close to collapse, and following repairs totalling £50m, work should be completed by Christmas.
The reservoir has undergone…
05 November 2025
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New IWA Risk Index warns of threat to waterways by 2050
The Inland Waterways Association has announced a first-of-its-kind map estimating the likely impact of a 2°C warming on Britain’s navigable canals and rivers.
This figure…
05 November 2025
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Gate failure closes Anderton Boat Lift for entire year
The Anderton Boat Lift will stay closed for the whole of 2026. Announcing the news at the end of October, the Canal & River Trust…
04 November 2025
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England & Scotland: a tale of two illuminated boat processions
Two separate groups, in England and Scotland, have seized on Halloween as regular excuses to brighten up the waterways.
Lights on in Scotland
Edinburgh brought…
03 November 2025
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