Knock-down pontoon makes short work of Shortwood collapse
While the Canal & River Trust usually cleans up canal damage itself, some of the worst of recent weather has forced it to call on…
19 March 2024
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CRT manager honoured at unveiling of new workboat
A senior Canal & River Trust staffer received a surprise honour when he unveiled a prototype workboat he helped to design – and discovered it…
12 March 2024
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Mixed results for CRT's winter open days.
The Canal & River Trust held six more PR open days around the network this year, giving the public yet another opportunity to go behind…
12 March 2024
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Wey & Arun summit desilted to full cruising depth
The Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT) is celebrating the full desilting of the Dunsfold summit level. The work, carried out over the winter, means…
12 March 2024
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Councils allay immediate fears on Basingstoke Canal
The Surrey and Hampshire county councils, joint owners of the Basingstoke Canal, have renewed their commitment to the waterway for the next three years.
Surrey…
12 March 2024
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Boaters stranded in stand-off between Middle Levels and EA
Boaters trying to navigate between the Middle Levels and the Great Ouse have been caught in a dispute between the two relevant navigation authorities.
In…
12 March 2024
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct gets clean bill of health
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct got a provisional clean bill of health when it was drained in February for its ten-yearly inspection.
In decades past it was…
12 March 2024
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BSS becomes not-for-profit company
The Boat Safety Scheme, until now a joint public safety collaboration between the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency, and applicable to all…
12 March 2024
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First stage of Chesterfield £6m extension announced
The Chesterfield Canal Trust has released an artist’s impression of the new cycleway bridge to be built as the start of its £6m next-stage restoration…
07 March 2024
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Unique sliding rail bridge overhauled.
Network Rail managed a nine-day wonder in February, achieving a complete replacement of the UK’s only remaining working sliding railway bridge over a canal.
The…
07 March 2024
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Cooking oil spill causes £10,000-a day clean-up on London canal
At the end of February the Canal & River Trust had to investigate a huge oil spill on the Grand Union's Paddington Arm.
Around 6…
29 February 2024
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