New moorings on the Stratford Avon
A 17-berth marina has opened on the River Avon navigation near Bidford-on-Avon. Called Forest Bank Moorings, it offers space for narrowboats, cruisers and wide-beam boats…
30 July 2020
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Castle group acquires Ashby Canal marina
The Castle Marinas group has expanded to the Ashby Canal, with the acquisition of the 150-berth Trinity Marina at Hinckley.
It's the tenth site in…
28 July 2020
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Struggle to maintain Peak Forest water levels as reservoir rebuild continues
The restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir at Whaley Bridge reached an interim milestone in July with the completion of temporary repairs to the damaged spillway.
Meanwhile,…
23 July 2020
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New chief executive for IWA
The Inland Waterways Association has appointed former Amnesty International UK chair Sarah O'Grady as temporary chief executive. She replaces Neil Edwards, who has stepped down…
23 July 2020
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Limestone transported on the Wey
The 300-year-old River Wey & Godalming Navigation has been back to its freight roots in recent days, with 80 tons of limestone transported 9 miles from…
16 July 2020
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Unlocking the waterways
Although private paddling and angling was permitted again in late May on the UK canals, and hire-boat companies were given permission to restart day-boat operations…
16 July 2020
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Universities launch study of canal liveaboards
An academic research program has begun on the lives of liveaboard canal boaters. A joint study, by Plymouth and Cardiff universities, it will examine why people…
14 July 2020
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End of red diesel by April 2022
Boaters have lost the red diesel ‘battle’. The government has confirmed that as of April 2022 only fully taxed white diesel can be used for…
10 July 2020
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Next stage of Chesterfield restoration goes to planning
The Chesterfield Canal Trust has submitted its planning application for the final stage of the restoration within the Chesterfield Borough Council area.
The application covers…
09 July 2020
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Ombudsman reports fewer investigations
The office of the Waterways Ombudsman has issued its annual report for 2019/20 – the first of the new ombudsman, Sarah Daniel, who took up…
08 July 2020
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Leicester waterways back in lockdown
All non-essential boating into and through Leicester has been stopped by the Canal & River Trust, after the reintroduction of lockdown measures in the city…
30 June 2020
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