Chesterfield Canal Trust advertises second paid role
As the Chesterfield Canal Trust ramps up its attempt to reopen the full canal by 2027, it is seeking a paid funding officer.
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16 January 2023
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Chain with waterside pubs seeks investors
A fast-growing pub company that owns quite a few waterside hostelries is encouraging boaters to invest in them.
Oakman Inns now runs over 40 pubs…
09 January 2023
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Dramatic fire closes main line at Wolverhampton
One of the biggest canalside fires of recent years forced the closure of the Birmingham Main Line canal at Wolverhampton on 6th December.
Bricks tumbled…
07 January 2023
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Worries about Thames museum's future
Fears have been expressed about the future of the River & Rowing Museum in Henley, after it lost more than £510,000 in the last financial…
07 January 2023
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New start on new length of Wey & Arun Canal
Volunteers have begun restoring a new length of the Wey & Arun restoration at Birtley, near Bramley in Surrey. They will remove a current blockage…
05 January 2023
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Sad end to regular barge traffic on the River Hull
Regular barge carrying operations on the River Hull ended completely on Monday 5th December 2022.
Mainmast’s two barges, Swinderby and Paragon, which have been the…
04 January 2023
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Biggest waterways bookstore goes on sale
Located beside the Shroppie Fly pub in the village of Audlem, Audlem Mill has been selling waterways literature canalside since the mid-1970s. But now its…
03 January 2023
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New tactic used on diesel spill
Emergency service River Canal Rescue deployed a new tactic to counter a big fuel spill on the Upper Peak Forest Canal on 20th December. Freezing…
23 December 2022
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Bridgwater Docks awarded £4.2m from Towns Fund
Bridgwater’s historic docks, the sea terminus of the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, are to get a £4.2m refurbishment from the UK government's Town Deals fund. …
15 December 2022
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New East Midlands director for CRT
The Canal & River Trust has confirmed the appointment of Linny Beaumont as director for its East Midlands region, following the departure of Phil Mulligan…
13 December 2022
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Braidbar celebrates 40th
Macclesfield Canal-based boatbuilder Braidbar Boats is appealing to owners and former owners to contact it with memories of their own boatbuilds. It is also looking…
12 December 2022
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