New online reporting for boaters arriving/departing UK
The government has introduced a digital reporting service for boaters arriving or departing the UK. Called ‘single Pleasure Craft Reporting (sPCR)’, it is now the…
29 July 2022
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Anderton Boat Lift closes
The Canal & River Trust abruptly closed Anderton Boat Lift to all boat traffic on 31st July, after a bracket failed on one of the…
28 July 2022
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Green flags for another 565 miles
Another 125 miles of canal & river navigations have been awarded Green Flag status, the scheme by Keep Britain Tidy to recognise well-managed publicly accessible…
27 July 2022
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Commonwealth Games Baton gets further canal outings
As the 2022 Commonwealth Games nears its opening, the Queen’s Baton Relay – which like the Olympic torch is carried around all participating nations before…
27 July 2022
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Continuous cruising rules amended again
The Canal & River Trust has yet again amended its rules on continuous cruising, following an intervention from the Waterways Ombudsman. In the process it…
18 July 2022
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Water woes on Pennine and Coventry
A briefing from the Canal & River Trust in late June outlined severe difficulties in water supply on the Leeds & Liverpool, The Peak Forest…
14 July 2022
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Rebuilding starts on £2m Caldon bridge
Work has begun on rebuilding Hazelhurst Bridge, the accommodation bridge on the mainline of the Caldon Canal, near Endon in Staffordshire.
The bridge almost collapsed…
14 July 2022
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Grant for final clearance of Wendover obstruction
The Wendover Canal Trust has received the funding to finally clear the main blockage on its restoration.
Dacorum Borough Council has given £135,000 towards the…
14 July 2022
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Beefy Botham swaps cricketing for canals
One of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, Ian ‘Beefy’ Botham, took to the waterways on 4th July on ABC hire-boat Leaf Warbler alongside guests…
14 July 2022
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Inflation catches up with RCR members
Faced with fast-rising fuel costs for travelling engineers, boat breakdown service River Canal Rescue has instituted a £15 fuel surcharge on callouts from 15th July. …
14 July 2022
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Wigan volunteer is 2022 Locky of the Year
Peter Baxter has been awarded Lock Keeper of the Year for his volunteering work with the Canal & River Trust on the Leeds & Liverpool…
08 July 2022
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