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Marina-focussed consultancy launches
Two long-standing waterways business figures have launched a consultancy advising on a new approach to the inland marina market.
John Eads and Mick Bettesworth have previously spent 25 years together working for large marina chain MDL, as well as advising several inland marinas that have seen marked growth.
The new Eads & Bettesworth Marina Consultants will focus on strategy, investment, development and commercial performance.
“Having worked with inland marina businesses of different sizes, I realise how much smaller operators can bring to the sector through local knowledge and personal service,”…
09 October 2026
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Award for Cotswold restoration
Cotswold Canals Connected, the project completing the Stroudwater restoration, has been given a Building With Nature Full Award, a scheme honouring nature-sensitive projects that benefit…
27 October 2026
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BSS investigates awareness of lithium dangers
Conscious of the increasing adoption of lithium-ion battery technology, the Boat Safety Scheme has commissioned a boater-wide survey of public awareness on the subject. The office…
27 October 2026
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BMK campaigners ‘meet in the middle’
The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust has come up with a new way of inspiring their army of volunteers: an annual ‘Meet in the…
27 October 2026
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40 boaters join CRT’s boat licensing panel
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27 October 2026
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Marine industry training online
Trade body British Marine has launched a series of training courses for individuals keen to enter the leisure boating industry or update their skills.
Called…
15 October 2026
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Marina chain installs post lockers
ABC Leisure, the marina and hire-boat chain, has recently been installing InPost parcel lockers at many of its locations.
Some people will already be aware…
09 October 2026
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Canal festival goes ahead without canal
The annual Banbury Canal Festival went ahead as usual on 3rd/4th October, despite the south Oxford Canal still being closed from the summer drought.
From…
08 October 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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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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