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Three Anglian businesses for sale
Three riverside businesses came up for sale on the Anglian Waterways at the same time this summer, all on freehold and all due to retirement.
St Neots on the Great Ouse
Rivermill Marina, a small and secluded facility with its own 1840s family house, has been put on the market by owners Doug and Collette Barnes. The couple, who have run the business and lived at the house for 20 years, are retiring to spend more time with their family.
The marina, adjacent to Eaton Socon Lock, has 25 berths…
26 August 2026
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More pain on the Llangollen
Britain's busiest waterway is also seemingly its most cursed. After the Whitchurch breach last Christmas, and following a tree collapse and a (subsequent but smaller)…
08 October 2026
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Canal festival goes ahead without canal
The annual Banbury Canal Festival went ahead on October 5th despite the south Oxford Canal still being closed after the summer drought.
From a non-boating…
08 October 2026
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Gloucester docks get £2m dredging boost
The Canal & River Trust has doubled its dredging budget for Gloucester Docks to £4m. The increase follows persistent problems with silting, which has caused…
05 October 2026
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Latest Bath Deep Lock sinking raises issues
Questions are likely to be asked about the safety of deeper locks on the canal system, after Anglo-Welsh hire-boat Molly sank in Bath Deep Lock…
22 September 2026
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CRT appeals for fresh ideas
The Canal & River Trust has written an ‘innovation prospectus’ asking for ideas from organisations to help shape the waterways through collaboration, new technologies and…
22 September 2026
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Further leaks delay Llangollen breach repair
After several months of optimism about the Llangollen Canal breach repair, Canal & River Trust contractors have discovered further leaks on the site of the…
21 September 2026
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Wolverton stages first Canal & Rail Festival
The relatively new MK Canals charity staged the first Canal & Rail Festival on the Grand Union Canal at Wolverton over the weekend of 12th-13th…
21 September 2026
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New Erewash Canal bridge laced with history
A spectacular new curved footbridge with a soaring arch over the Erewash Canal in Long Eaton will be formally opened on 19th September.
Called West…
17 September 2026
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Good progress unveiled on the Chesterfield Canal
In mid-August the Chesterfield Canal Trust paused works on its Staveley project to show the new section of canal before rewatering, and demonstrate some remarkable…
10 September 2026
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IWA and CA issue new guidance on switching to lithium
The IWA’s Sustainable Boating Group and the Cruising Association’s Regulatory & Technical Services Group have jointly produced an advisory document for boaters contemplating changing their…
09 September 2026
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