Green light for HVO biofuel
Hydrotreated vegetable oil, the new biofuel intended to help decarbonise the waterways, has finally been given the go-ahead for more widespread use on leisure boats.…
18 December 2023
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Specialist electric narrowboat show announced
Luxury narrowboat builder Ortomarine has announced Electrika, a specialist event over the 2024 May Day bank holiday, aimed specifically at those interested in electric narrowboating.…
13 December 2023
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CRT launches towpath 'roadmap'
The Canal & River Trust has launched Towpaths For Everyone, a roadmap on how it will design and manage towpaths. It replaces its current towpath…
13 December 2023
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Hefty costs for Thames boat-licence dodger
The Environment Agency has issued details of how a liveaboard boater moored at Abingdon has been convicted of failing to register his narrowboat for use…
13 December 2023
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Crick advance interest 'at a record level'
Worries about the condition of the inland waterways do not seem to be matched by the public interest shown in inland boating, if advance news…
08 December 2023
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UK's biggest inland boat show ‘set to be busiest ever’
Worries about the condition of the waterways do not seem to be matched by the public interest shown in inland boating, judging by the preparations…
08 December 2023
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Government red tape stopped boaters getting sustainable diesel, MPs told
A meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Waterways Group on 28th November heard how ‘Whitehall red tape’ prevented the use of sustainable fuel for inland boating.…
06 December 2023
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Towards Accessible Waterways
Last year the Canal & River Trust held its first census, to get a snapshot of the average canal boater compared to the average Briton.…
06 December 2023
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Stormy weather for boaters
While the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency reported quickly on the considerable amount of damage caused to navigation infrastructure by Storm Babet…
04 December 2023
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Northwich site up for sale again by CRT
The Canal & River Trust’s long-running efforts to sell the old British Waterways workshops in Northwich have taken yet another turn, after it was put…
30 November 2023
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Trent moorings first result of new IWA Nottinghamshire group
An informal IWA group set up to support Nottinghamshire waterways is appealing for volunteers to help maintain visitor moorings on the River Trent.
The new…
30 November 2023
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