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Reassurance on the future of the Bridgewater
The Bridgewater Canal Company has acted swiftly to reassure waterways enthusiasts about the future of the canal, following the breach at the Dunham Embankment on New Year's Day.
Peter Parkinson, managing director of the Bridgewater Canal Company, says the long-term future of the canal is safe.
“We fully intend to repair the breach, and investigations have begun into methods and timescales,” he told WW. “Emergency dams have restored water levels and refloated all affected boats, and we are supporting boaters. In the meantime the company is looking at assisting passages…
18 February 2025
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CRT sells assets to pay for boating facilities
The Canal & River Trust has announced new water taps, Elsan points and pump-out facilities for boaters over the next five years, with an extra…
06 May 2025
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Council agrees on Newry Canal restoration
In Northern Ireland the Newry Canal restoration has received unanimous support from a local council, after a decade of little progress.
A meeting of the…
01 May 2025
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Bridgewater breach will be repaired by December 2026
The Bridgewater Canal Company has set itself a target to repair the Dunham Massey canal breach by December 2026, around two years after the New…
29 April 2025
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Freight shift to water could support Net Zero
The IWA has published a report highlighting Britain’s underused inland waterways and advocating a shift of freight transport from road to water to meet Net…
29 April 2025
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Dredging starts on cyanide-hit Walsall Canal
Work began in early April to remove contaminated silt from the Walsall Canal.Dredging is an essential step before the waterway can be reopened to boats…
15 April 2025
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HVO defended from 'significant fraud' claim
UK supporters of HVO, the new type of diesel made from waste cooking oil, have come to its defence after an environmental group alleged that…
15 April 2025
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Water company grant buys new workboat for MOWS
Melton & Oakham Waterways Society has taken delivery of a new workboat, thanks to a grant from the Severn Trent water company.
The boat was…
15 April 2025
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New boat for CanalAbility
Essex community boating charity CanalAbility has placed an order for a new all-electric boat from Colecraft.
The charity already operates two fully accessible wide-beams on…
10 April 2025
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New theme park welcomed by Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway
The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust has welcomed the announcement by film company Universal that it intends to build and operate the company’s first…
10 April 2025
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Imray turns to publishing in EU
British nautical publisher Imray has announced a joint venture with international map and guide publisher Freytag & Berndt to publish its charts, books and future…
09 April 2025
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