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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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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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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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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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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Go-ahead for Cotswold's 'missing mile'
The restoration of the Cotswold Canals cleared another hurdle on 27th February, after Stroud District Council granted full planning permission for the ‘missing mile’ of…
29 February 2024
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Exhibit theft at National Waterways Museum
The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port says that sometime between 9th and 12th February a collection of exhibits were stolen from its Island Warehouse…
27 February 2024
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Amazon to use Ganges for freight carrying
The India subsidary of online shopping giant Amazon has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to start shipping…
22 February 2024
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