New electric trip-boat for Bath
The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust has acquired a new trip-boat, to be based at Bath. It is an unusual craft: a Polish catamaran with…
15 January 2026
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New HQ for IWA
The Inland Waterways Association has moved to a new head office beside the Grand Union Canal in Berkhamsted.
The new premises are at Hardy House,…
14 January 2026
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Obituary: Ron Rusack
Ron Rusack was a much-loved and deeply respected member of the Scottish canal family, although at times overshadowed by his larger-than-life father, Ronnie Rusack.
Growing…
11 January 2026
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£1m investment for Nottingham marina
Marina chain Aquavista has announced an investment of more than £1m in its Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina.
The redevelopment will at the same time…
08 January 2026
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Liveaboard boaters escape with their lives as Llangollen Canal breaches
Hire-boat companies and private boaters are once again counting the cost and shuffling their plans as the canal network suffered its second major breach in…
24 December 2025
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New HQ and skills hub for Scottish Canals
Scottish Canals has announced plans for a new headquarters at the top of the 16-lock Falkirk flight. The base would also house a traditional skills…
18 December 2025
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Funding campaigners take protest to Little Ouse
Supporters of the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign undertook an exploratory cruise at the end of November to test the state of the Little Ouse navigation. …
11 December 2025
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New pressure on Jericho Wharf
The Jericho Wharf Trust has renewed a long-running call for Oxford City Council to compulsorily purchase Oxford Canal’s Jericho Wharf boatyard site.
The trust’s goal…
10 December 2025
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Too much water, too little water for the Narrow Boat Trust
The Narrow Boat Trust has just come through two contrasting years, one with a surfeit of water, the other through a drought, NBT chair Kirk…
10 December 2025
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Breakthrough on Mon & Brec water supply
The Welsh government has agreed to contribute £400,000 a year on water supplies for the Monmonthshire & Brecon Canal, to secure its future.
The agreement,…
08 December 2025
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Bridgewater breach on track for repair
The Bridgewater Canal Company says it is still fully committed to repairing last January’s breach near Lymm. It is now on track to reopen the…
08 December 2025
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