First stage of Chesterfield £6m extension announced
The Chesterfield Canal Trust has released an artist’s impression of the new cycleway bridge to be built as the start of its £6m next-stage restoration…
07 March 2024
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Unique sliding rail bridge overhauled.
Network Rail managed a nine-day wonder in February, achieving a complete replacement of the UK’s only remaining working sliding railway bridge over a canal.
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07 March 2024
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Cooking oil spill causes £10,000-a day clean-up on London canal
At the end of February the Canal & River Trust had to investigate a huge oil spill on the Grand Union's Paddington Arm.
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29 February 2024
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Go-ahead for Cotswold's 'missing mile'
The restoration of the Cotswold Canals cleared another hurdle on 27th February, after Stroud District Council granted full planning permission for the ‘missing mile’ of…
29 February 2024
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Exhibit theft at National Waterways Museum
The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port says that sometime between 9th and 12th February a collection of exhibits were stolen from its Island Warehouse…
27 February 2024
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Amazon to use Ganges for freight carrying
The India subsidary of online shopping giant Amazon has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to start shipping…
22 February 2024
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Landslip closes north Oxford Canal
A landslide in a deep cutting has led to an unscheduled stoppage on the north Oxford Canal that could last several weeks.
A section of…
21 February 2024
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Petition: Designate the canal network as a National Park
Government plans to create a new national park in England have received support from an imaginative quarter. A waterways supporter has started a parliamentary petition…
21 February 2024
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Boat-builder expands with new premises
Narrowboat builder Oakums has secured new premises that will allow it to increase its production line by 250%, from two boats to seven at a…
13 February 2024
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Triumphant opening of the Monty's Million Pound Bridge’
A parade of historic and classic vehicles celebrated the completion of the Montgomery Canal restoration’s Schoolhouse Bridge on 31st January.
The bridge has been rebuilt…
12 February 2024
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Classic Broads boat company for sale
One of the most familiar names on the Norfolk Broads, Broom Boats of Brundall, has been put up for sale. The 126-year-old company is available…
10 February 2024
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