Inaugural Aire & Calder cargo run disrupted
The first commercial cargo run in many years on the Aire & Calder Navigation was seriously disrupted in mid-September, when the current depth of navigation…
01 October 2020
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Scottish Canals launches three-year 'vision'
Scottish Canals has announced a new three-year plan for its waterways, designed to produce better health for those living near them.
The Corporate Plan 2020-2023…
29 September 2020
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Refurbished Stratford Canal marina reopens
Lady Lane Wharf, a once-flourishing boat club on the North Stratford Canal that had fallen into disrepair, was reopened on 29th September as a substantially…
29 September 2020
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Brinklow Marina goes into administration
Mystery surounds the future of Brinklow Marina, the 200-plus berth marina on the North Oxford Canal near Rugby, which went into administration on 3rd September.…
28 September 2020
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CRT commits £45m to winter works
The Canal & River Trust is planning a £45.1m programme of repairs on its waterways this winter. Despite the trust forecasting a reduction of income of…
25 September 2020
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Diesel specialist Barrus to switch to hydrogen fuel cells
Diesel engine specialist Barrus has announced it is developing hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid technology for inland waterways applications.
The move is a response to the UK…
22 September 2020
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Ground broken on new Union Canal development
On Scotland's Union Canal, work has begun on a new canal marina as the centrepiece of a residential development in the town of Winchburgh, near…
14 September 2020
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Southampton Boat Show cancelled on eve of opening
The Southampton Boat Show was dramatically cancelled on the night of 10th September, only hours before it was due to open.
The decision was forced…
11 September 2020
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Horseboating ends on the Wey after 'hostility' and safety issues
The last horse-drawn trip-boat operation on the Wey Navigation has closed permanently. The decision has been blamed not on the Covid-19 lockdown but on hostility…
27 August 2020
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Sankey Canal loses water supply following power station closure
The Sankey Canal Restoration Society fears the length of the canal still in water will begin to dry up after the water supply from the…
24 August 2020
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Entry to Chesterfield Canal barred after lock-keeper tests positive for coronavirus
The Canal & River Trust immediately closed West Stockwith Lock, the entrance to the Chesterfield Canal, on Thursday 20th August after one of its staff…
23 August 2020
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