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Seabin installed in Gloucester Docks

In an effort to save around £700 a month in litter-collecting costs, the Canal & River Trust has installed a Seabin floating rubbish bin in…
12 May 2022
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CRT appoints new vegetation contractors 

The Canal & River Trust has appointed three new companies – Ground Control, CGM Group and Dovetail Group – to share grass cutting and vegetation…
09 May 2022
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Castle Marina brand to go in Aquavista takeover

Inland marina group Aquavista, which bought the 11-strong Castle Marina chain last December, is to merge them into its own identity this summer.  The move…
05 May 2022
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Rolt house available as holiday let

The former home of the acclaimed canal and railway writer Tom Rolt and his wife Sonia is now available for short-break holiday lets. Known simply…
05 May 2022
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Race to complete L&L through route for summer

The Canal & River Trust raced to reopen two major stoppages on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in April, in time for the summer cruising…
14 April 2022
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IWA warning over latest HS2 plans 

The Inland Waterways Association has criticised new plans unveiled for the construction of the Crewe–Manchester stage of the HS2 project.  The latest environmental reports released…
13 April 2022
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Marina joins Ukraine appeal

Mercia Marina, on the eastern Trent & Mersey Canal, has appealed to its moorers and patrons to support the official Ukraine appeal of the Disasters…
05 April 2022
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Latest Jericho Wharf plans for Oxford Canal thrown out

Oxford City Council has rejected the latest planning application in the 30-year attempt to develop the city's Jericho Wharf, near the southern terminus of the…
31 March 2022
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London liveaboards stage protest against CRT "cull"

The National Bargee Travellers Association say that an estimated 110 liveaboard boaters took part in a protest march in central London on 26th March.  The…
28 March 2022
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Tree damage causes delays to Mon & Brec works

Falling trees during February's storms, including an unlikely accident on the canal bed, has delayed the reopening of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal for the…
21 March 2022
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Whilton Marina walks to Ukraine

Staff of Whilton Marina, responding to the distress in Ukraine, began a sponsored walk to the country on 9th March, to help its refugees.  Well,…
17 March 2022
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