Feasibility study predicts £6m cost for Manchester, Bolton & Bury summit level
A £6m restoration of the summit level of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal could benefit the local community by up to £1m annually, a…
15 July 2021
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Highways England signs agreement for Wilts & Berks M4 crossing
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has received £43,000 in funding from Highways England to conduct first-phase studies into a canal crossing of the M4…
15 July 2021
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CRT upgrades Waterway Code
The Canal & River Trust has updated and redesigned the Waterway Code for Anglers and Boaters, which explains how to share waterspace and be considerate…
12 July 2021
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Watersports website helps people get afloat
British Marine has developed and launched a new website giving details of locations across the UK where people can get afloat.
The site, onthewater.co.uk, is…
12 July 2021
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Underwater robot could revolutionise reservoir maintenance
The Canal & River Trust has just completed a £2m reservoir repair project using a remote-controlled underwater device that could revolutionise future reservoir maintenance.
The…
12 July 2021
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Steel shortage delays Skipton bridge replacement
A swing-bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal was finally replaced in early July, two months late and much more expensively thanks to the worldwide…
08 July 2021
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Beta Marine adds hydraulic propulsion to portfolio
Hercules Hydraulics has appointed Beta Marine as its distributor for the UK inland waterways market.
The two companies have worked closely together for many years,…
08 July 2021
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Scottish Canals sets net zero carbon target
Scottish Canals has announced a commitment to become carbon neutral and reach 'net zero' by 2030.
It's planning on spending £250,000 on the Falkirk Wheel…
07 July 2021
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Boat-building in a perfect storm of uncertainty
Narrowboat builders have been appealing for patience from customers, as huge material price increases and severe supply shortages hit them suddenly in April and May…
05 July 2021
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Frustration for canal traders after CRT closes towpaths for 10 weeks
Canal businesses at two of the busiest places on the Staffordshire Ring have been protesting, after the Canal & River Trust took a late decision…
04 July 2021
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Ombudsman reports increase in complaints
The Waterways Ombudsman has reported a sharp increase in the number of complaints against the Canal & River Trust in the year ending April 2021. …
01 July 2021
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