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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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Funding campaigners take protest to Little Ouse
Supporters of the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign undertook an exploratory cruise at the end of November to test the state of the Little Ouse navigation. …
11 December 2025
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New pressure on Jericho Wharf
The Jericho Wharf Trust has renewed a long-running call for Oxford City Council to compulsorily purchase Oxford Canal’s Jericho Wharf boatyard site.
The trust’s goal…
10 December 2025
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Too much water, too little water for the Narrow Boat Trust
The Narrow Boat Trust has just come through two contrasting years, one with a surfeit of water, the other through a drought, NBT chair Kirk…
10 December 2025
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Breakthrough on Mon & Brec water supply
The Welsh government has agreed to contribute £400,000 a year on water supplies for the Monmonthshire & Brecon Canal, to secure its future.
The agreement,…
08 December 2025
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Bridgewater breach on track for repair
The Bridgewater Canal Company says it is still fully committed to repairing last January’s breach near Lymm. It is now on track to reopen the…
08 December 2025
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Waterways charity brings Richard Parry on board as patron
The Avon Navigation Trust has announced a familiar name as its new patron.
Richard Parry has lent his support to the river navigation charity four…
03 December 2025
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Brand-new paddle steamer for Australia
In southern Australia, a new sidewheeler paddlesteamer has been built over two-and-a-half years by Hobson Marine Services, in Mildura on the River Murray. At 35m…
03 December 2025
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Boat lift to reopen for 2027 cruising season.
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27 November 2025
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Drought-hit Canal du Midi closed to boats
British canals are not alone in drought distress. Boating on the Canal du Midi in south-west France has been closed for the winter, until at…
21 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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