New IWA Risk Index warns of threat to waterways by 2050
The Inland Waterways Association has announced a first-of-its-kind map estimating the likely impact of a 2°C warming on Britain’s navigable canals and rivers.
This figure…
05 November 2025
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Gate failure closes Anderton Boat Lift for entire year
The Anderton Boat Lift will stay closed for the whole of 2026. Announcing the news at the end of October, the Canal & River Trust…
04 November 2025
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England & Scotland: a tale of two illuminated boat processions
Two separate groups, in England and Scotland, have seized on Halloween as regular excuses to brighten up the waterways.
Lights on in Scotland
Edinburgh brought…
03 November 2025
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London boaters start new litter picking group
A collection of London boaters is attempting to start a community litter picking group to set an example on the capital’s increasingly dirty towpaths.
Calling…
03 November 2025
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Lottery funding for historic Oxford Canal boat
The Jericho Living Heritage Trust has been awarded £210,728 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore a historic narrowboat on the Oxford Canal.
Built…
03 November 2025
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Concerns over Great Ouse river maintenance
A leading boatyard owner on the Great Ouse has expressed growing fears at the state of sluices on the river.
Ben Jones operates over 250…
28 October 2025
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Weekend of vandalism on London canals
The Canal & River Trust estimates a five-figure bill has been run up for emergency works, after a careless boater twice rammed the top gates…
28 October 2025
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MPs hear about waterway climate change impact
The Waterways All-Party Parliamentary Group has heard expert evidence from the Canal & River Trust, and particularly the Middle Level Commissioners, on the expected results…
22 October 2025
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Hire business 'faces ruin’ after summer drought
One of the most experienced canal business operators has gone public in appealing to the Canal & River Trust for support, following the near-complete summer-long…
22 October 2025
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Company gifts for the Chesterfield Canal
Two corporate donations have brightened up the Chesterfield Canal in recent weeks.
At the Hollingwood Hub base of the Chesterfield Canal Trust, the B&Q DIY…
16 October 2025
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Chinese to enter European cruise market
Dutch shipbuilder Concordia Damen has started construction of a new river cruise vessel for Century Cruises, one of China’s leading river cruise operators. The vessel…
14 October 2025
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