Call for urgent reform of boat licensing in consultation report
The reform of boat licensing is urgently needed, according to a new report following a consultation of boaters and other waterway supporters carried out earlier…
13 October 2025
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Harecastle Tunnel goes offline
Boaters’ hearts might have skipped a beat upon the news that the Canal & River Trust closed Harecastle Tunnel on 8th October “due to a…
13 October 2025
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Upgrade for Fazeley Mill Marina
The Rothen Group, a year on from its acquisition of Fazeley Mill Marina, is close to completing a six-figure investment in the 90-berth mooring near…
25 September 2025
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New owner for Aquavista
Aquavista Watersides and Marinas, the largest UK inland marina chain with 32 sites under its control, has been taken over by a €30bn international private…
24 September 2025
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CRT winter works programme published
In early September the Canal & River Trust published its final works programme for the coming winter.
The full list features 137 individual projects taking…
12 September 2025
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IWA in call for HVO to lead decarbonisation
The Inland Waterways Association has called on the UK government to work on making Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) more readily available, after the Department for…
11 September 2025
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Manchester moorers turn breach detectives
A long-standing leak on the Rochdale Canal, which slowly drained a marina in Manchester, seems to have been tracked down by boaters themselves.
For several…
11 September 2025
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Reed beds soften Nottingham canal bank
In an attempt to bring more wildlife into Nottingham city centre, a series of floating ecosystems are being installed on the Nottingham & Beeston Canal.…
11 September 2025
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Tragedy under boat canopy
A man died on his boat on the Shropshire Union’s Middlewich Arm after carbon monoxide accumulated underneath a boat canopy while the engine was running,…
11 September 2025
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New two-way carrying on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Commercial carrying continues on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, with two interesting new cargoes starting up.
Casper River & Canal Transport has started a…
08 September 2025
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CRT and Severn Trent in supply and maintenance deal
The Canal & River Trust is supplying water company Severn Trent with some of its dwindling supplies, in exchange for expensive maintenance on its reservoir…
08 September 2025
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