Canals cool even more in heatwaves
A new study from the University of Manchester has confirmed a long-held suspicion, that city canals can cool their immediate surroundings significantly.
An earlier study…
13 August 2026
Read more…
CRT creates Citizen's Boater Panel
Boaters are being invited to help shape the future of boating as part of a volunteer Citizens’ Boater Panel.
The panel will advise the Canal…
12 August 2026
Read more…
Audlem holds boat gathering despite drought
The small canalside village of Audlem was busy over the last weekend in July, with a historic boat parade in a Shropshire Union Canal counterpart…
12 August 2026
Read more…
Thames workboats go electric
The Environment Agency has taken delivery of its first new all-electric workboat for the Thames. Blackwater Joule is an RS Pulse 63 RIB to be…
12 August 2026
Read more…
Flash drought on the waterways
A new term entered the lexicon of UK boaters at the end of July: ‘flash drought’, the counterpart to flash flood. A concept imported from…
12 August 2026
Read more…
Silver lining for Whitchurch Canal Festival
As the Canal & River Trust forges ahead with its repair of the Llangollen Canal breach, the Whitchurch Waterway Trust around the corner is about…
12 August 2026
Read more…
New owner for Oxford wharf
The long-fought-over Jericho Wharf, on the Oxford Canal, finally has a new owner.
Oxford University's Worcester College, whose land is adjacent to the old boatyard,…
05 August 2026
Read more…
CRT backtracks on restoration demands
The Canal & River Trust has revised its Restoration Delivery Plan, following severe criticism by many societies working on the restoration routes it still controls.…
05 August 2026
Read more…
Restoration society calls for regional water strategy
With England and Wales enduring an unprecedented run of droughts, the Buckingham Canal Society has called on the government and water companies to integrate not…
05 August 2026
Read more…
Another consultation on boat licensing
The Canal & River Trust is promising a final public consultation on boat licensing, from December 2026 through to February 2027.
This follows a report…
31 July 2026
Read more…
New barge and narrowboat moorings for Thames marina
One of the largest moorings on the River Thames, Penton Hook Marina near Staines-on-Thames, has become more welcoming to barges and narrowboats, with 18 new…
31 July 2026
Read more…
