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Revitalised Manchester park sets example for Preston

A recently restored park close to the Rochdale Canal in Manchester could set a fine example for the current campaign to restore the Lancaster Canal's…
10 June 2025
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25th Crick retains its magic

New awards ceremony honoured the exhibitors, visitors, volunteers and contractors in the 25 shows over the years  Norton Canes wins Favourite Boat with 'goth-inspired' Vampirate…
03 June 2025
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Breach repair underway

Work has finally begun on repairing the breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal at Prestolee. Watson Homes is fixing it as part of…
02 June 2025
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CRT announces new chief executive

The Canal & River Trust has announced a senior figure with long experience in several national charities as its new chief executive. Campbell Robb will…
16 May 2025
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New commercial wharf near Leeds is now the UK’s most inland port

A new freight facility saw its first cargo on 6th May, when Casper River & Canal Transport’s MV Off-Roader delivered 400 tons of sea-dredged aggregates…
14 May 2025
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Good news on marine mortgages

Specialist finance company Promarine, currently the only source of marine mortgages for UK inland boats, has secured a £30m revolving credit facility to support growing…
14 May 2025
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Major Mick rounds off his 500-mile row at Cavalcade

Major Mick Stanley led this year’s Little Venice Canalway Cavalcade procession as he neared the end of a 500-mile charity row in his home-made corrugated…
14 May 2025
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CRT starts major heritage survey

How have the state of the waterways changed over the last 30 years? The Canal & River Trust has begun a heritage survey to find…
14 May 2025
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Surge in unsafe boats on waterways says RCR

River Canal Rescue is dealing with a surge in unsafe boats cruising the inland waterways. The breakdown service estimates around 16% of its 3,500 yearly…
14 May 2025
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Driest start to season for years shuts Leeds & Liverpool

The driest start to the year in almost a century is forcing the Canal & River Trust to close the central Leeds & Liverpool Canal…
12 May 2025
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Flotilla takes funding plea to Westminster

The IWA says the UK government has received ‘a wake-up call’, after a flotilla from the campaigning group Fund Britain’s Waterways took its message to…
12 May 2025
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