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Plans for memorial of murdered CRT towpath worker

The Canal & River Trust plans to create a memorial to Clive Porter, the towpath data collector who died on the Grand Union's Aylesbury Arm…
01 March 2022
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Broads boat-builder closes

Boat-builder Dad’s Boats has ceased production with immediate effect. The company says that all current orders will be fulfilled, but it is now entering a…
15 February 2022
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Ashby facilities close after £30,000 fly-tipping bill

The Canal & River Trust is closing another refuse site for boaters, as it wrestles with the issue of fly-tipping.  The latest site is at…
10 February 2022
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Lockage charts suggest return to near-normal on canals

Inland boating has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the 2021 lockage report released by the Canal & River Trust.  It shows an almost 40%…
07 February 2022
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Obituary: Harry Machin

Harry Machin, who has died at the age of 90, was Chairman of Waterways World Ltd for the past 25 years, and had a long…
05 February 2022
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Scottish Canals looks at boat licence & moorings charges

Scottish Canals is conducting its first pricing review of boat licence and moorings charges in five years.  The public body has commissioned two independent consultants…
03 February 2022
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Council rejects plans for historic Thames boat collection

Plans to convert the old Hobbs of Henley boatyard into a new home for the Rose Toop collection of vintage River Thames boats has been…
03 February 2022
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CBOA issues new advice for pleasure boaters on NE waterways

The Commercial Boat Operators Association has published a revised leisure boater's guide to cruising the commercial waterways of the North East. The new guide, the…
03 February 2022
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World's largest lock opened and named

The Netherlands can now lay claim to the title of the World's Largest Lock, after King Willem Alexander officially opened the new Ijmuiden sea lock…
02 February 2022
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New development for Riley Green

The site of the historic Riley Green boat-building yard on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is likely soon to be turned into the head office…
02 February 2022
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Dock volunteers win civic award

Boaters in London's Greenland Docks have been presented with a civic award for their efforts in helping the local community during Covid lockdowns. Sisters Miryam…
27 January 2022
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