Breach closes the Shropshire Union
Storm Christoph managed to claim another waterways scalp on 20th January, after a breach of the Shropshire Union Canal between Lock 10 (Wharton's Lock) and…
01 February 2021
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Weaver suffers second ‘100-year flood’ in 15 months
Storm Christoph, which struck on 21st January, caused widespread flooding and damage on the inland waterways, and particularly affected the Weaver Navigation.
Some of the…
27 January 2021
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Work starts on Aire & Calder repair
Work has begun on repairing the Aire & Calder after a breach near Sykehouse Junction on 20th December.
A rapid overnight response, including the dumping…
21 January 2021
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Lapal Canal Trust gets £70,000 grant to start work on Dudley Canal junction
Work is about to begin on the long-awaited junction of the Lapal restoration at Selly Oak, after the Veolia Environmental Trust confirmed a £75,000 donation…
15 January 2021
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Concerns over the Anderton Boat Lift
The Canal & River Trust has warned that the Anderton Boat Lift might have to close for up to two years from next year, since…
14 January 2021
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'Anglian Pass' set to simplify boating admin
Boaters will soon have the option to purchase an Anglian Pass, allowing unrestricted cruising across neighbouring navigations.
Covering the River Nene, the Great Ouse system,…
14 January 2021
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Award for 'hero' narrowboat paint manufacturer
A leading canal boat paint manufacturer has been honoured for quickly switching its production lines in the Covid-19 pandemic, creating hand sanitiser for use by…
13 January 2021
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Castle Marinas buys Brinklow
The future of the troubled Brinklow Marina, on the rural North Oxford Canal near Rugby, seems clearer and safer, after the Castle Marinas group announced…
11 January 2021
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3D-printed boats go mainstream
Boat-building could soon become boat-printing, judging by a new Swedish project that was shown live online in December.
RISE (the Research Institute of Sweden) streamed…
11 January 2021
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Llangollen lift-bridge made easier for boaters
The distinctive lift-bridge at Wrenbury, on the Llangollen Canal, has received a major upgrade in the Canal & River Trust's winter maintenance works, including full…
11 January 2021
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Waterways back in lockdown
After the government's latest lockdown announcement on 5th January, the Canal & River Trust is imposing the same rules as from March to June of…
07 January 2021
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