Obituary: Malcolm Braine, 1933 - 2021
From a very early age Malcolm Braine became familiar with the sight of canal boats on his way to school across the Birmingham old and…
15 April 2021
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Live Crick Boat Show to return in August
After a year's absence because of the pandemic, organisers of the Crick Boat Show have confirmed the event will go ahead this summer from 20th-22nd…
15 April 2021
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New marine mortgage supplier launches
A new company, Catfoss Leisure Finance, has launched into the private marine mortgages market, taking advantage of the surge in demand for residential and leisure…
14 April 2021
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CRT trials new 'veg pledge'
The Canal & River Trust is trialling a new mowing routine this year on around 375 miles of the 2,000 miles it controls.
It says…
12 April 2021
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Final repair plan for Toddbrook Reservoir revealed
The Canal & River Trust has announced its plan for repairing Toddbrook Reservoir, a project that will cost £12m–£16m and take up to two years…
06 April 2021
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'Have your say' on HS2 Wormleighton viaduct design
HS2 Ltd, the company building the high-speed railway, has begun to finalise the designs of some of its viaducts over the canals.
One of the…
06 April 2021
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Thames Valley Boat Show to go ahead in July
More evidence that the inland waterways are slowly opening up has come with the announcement that the second Thames Valley Boat Show will be staged…
31 March 2021
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Roving traders protest 'street trading licence' demands
A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to challenge some councils who are making it harder for roving traders to sell on the towpath.
The issue…
29 March 2021
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Edinburgh floating hotel business expands
Since 2011 Edinburgh's Lochrin Basin has hosted a floating wide-beam hotel-boat called The Four Sisters. Permanently moored, it is offbeat self-catering accommodation and (until Covid-19…
22 March 2021
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Boat-builder announces switch to electric propulsion
Boat-builder Ortomarine has said that in future it will only accept orders for boats equipped with electric propulsion.
The company maintains this is in line…
22 March 2021
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Record rescues for 2020, reports RCR
Breakdown service River Canal Rescue says the number of rescues it undertook in 2020 reached a new high. Its staff attended 231 incidents (186 major…
15 March 2021
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