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CRT spends £750k to beat lock gate backlog
The Canal & River Trust has announced a £750,000 investment in new CNC (computer numerical control) technology for its lock gate workshops. The trust says it is the biggest change in lock gate manufacture since moving from steam to electric machines.
It’s the result of a new strategy CRT is calling ‘Spend to Save’, encouraging staff to argue for more spending in the hope of delivering future efficiency.
A surge of restoration at the end of the 20th century saw a large number of locks rebuilt. With the average set…
29 April 2026
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Toddbrook begins four-month refilling
In late April the main structural work on Toddbrook reservoir was finally completed and a phased refilling begun. This is just in time for the summer…
01 May 2026
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French mega-canal project solves mystery of lost WW2 pilot
Work on France’s new Seine-Nord Europe Canal has led to the identification of a long-missing RAF fighter pilot, it was announced in early April.
When…
28 April 2026
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Great Ouse: Fens transits suspended
Boaters planning to travel between the Great Ouse and Middle Levels found themselves unceremoniously halted in late March, when the guillotine gate on Salters Lode…
15 April 2026
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Business up at Park Gate Lock
Park Gate Wharf, on the Staffs & Worcs Canal near Penkridge, seems to be enjoying an upsurge in activity in recent years, after some quietness…
13 April 2026
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IWA calls for more evidence on water transfer scheme
IWA has responded to the Grand Union Canal Transfer scheme (WW May 2026) with a call for a more transparent demonstration of the project’s engineering.…
10 April 2026
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Llangollen Canal horse-boat business for sale
The operators of Llangollen Wharf say they are open to offers to sell the popular tourist attraction.
It’s probably best known for its horse-drawn trip-boat…
10 April 2026
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Headache for moorers as Manchester marina drains again
For the second time in less than a year, moorers at Manchester's New Islington Marina have found their boats on the bottom of the basin…
09 April 2026
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£10,000 reprieve for Mon & Brec trip-boat
The Mon & Brec Canal Trust’s electric trip-boat The Lord Raglan has had a reprieve, after battery specialist EnerSys donated £10,000-worth of batteries.
The charity…
09 April 2026
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Surprise collapse of Birmingham marina
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03 April 2026
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Early findings on cause of Llangollen disaster
Canal & River Trust experts have announced preliminary findings into the cause of the Llangollen Canal breach last December.
Initial suspicions are that the disaster…
31 March 2026
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