500-tonne tanker reaches Leeds Lock
This year's Leeds Waterfront Festival saw a rare and remarkable visitor – the 500-tonne Fusedale H tanker. The festival organisers invited Humber Barges Ltd to display the…
05 July 2023
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New group campaigns to stop deterioration of the waterways
With the government still no closer to announcing future support for the Canal & River Trust, the IWA and 25 other organisations have joined forces…
28 June 2023
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Gloucester Docks dredging on way to completion
The Canal & River Trust has completed the second phase of a £1m dredging programme of Gloucester Docks.
The docks silted up last year following…
28 June 2023
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Protests by liveaboards in London
Protests by continuous cruisers were the order of the day in central London in mid-June, after two groups converged on Paddington Basin to deliver petitions…
21 June 2023
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Standoff over Scottish Canals accounts
Scottish Canals has been told to improve its finances “as a matter of urgency” after auditors refused to endorse its accounts for the second time…
20 June 2023
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Promarine Finance launches new loan scheme
Boat loan company Promarine Finance has introduced a marine mortgage variable rate repayment scheme that will cater for those looking for the reassurance of fixed…
15 June 2023
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CRT publishes first boater census
The Canal & River Trust has published the results of its first-ever census, giving a glimpse into the average boater on its waterways.
The online…
13 June 2023
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Large lottery award to help secure future of ‘the Danny’
The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society has been awarded a substantial grant of nearly £100,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a one-year project connecting…
13 June 2023
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21st birthday celebrations for iconic Scottish boat-lift
Scottish Canals celebrated the Falkirk Wheel’s 21st birthday on 20th May, with the launch of a new youth panel to help steer the future of…
06 June 2023
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Blue Flag for Liverpool docks
Liverpool's Albert Dock and Salthouse Dock marinas have been presented with Blue Flag awards for the third year in succession, still the only UK inland…
06 June 2023
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Mooring trial begins in central Birmingham
New mooring rules were instituted in central Birmingham's canals, to be trialled from 3rd July to the end of 2023.
The rules are intended to…
06 June 2023
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