Manchester moorers turn breach detectives
A long-standing leak on the Rochdale Canal, which slowly drained a marina in Manchester, seems to have been tracked down by boaters themselves.
For several…
11 September 2025
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Tragedy under boat canopy
A man died on his boat on the Shropshire Union’s Middlewich Arm after carbon monoxide accumulated underneath a boat canopy while the engine was running,…
11 September 2025
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New two-way carrying on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Commercial carrying continues on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, with two interesting new cargoes starting up.
Casper River & Canal Transport has started a…
08 September 2025
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CRT and Severn Trent in supply and maintenance deal
The Canal & River Trust is supplying water company Severn Trent with some of its dwindling supplies, in exchange for expensive maintenance on its reservoir…
08 September 2025
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Lichfield restoration gets another £200,000
The Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust has been awarded £200,000 by Lichfield District Council as it gears up to complete Phase 2 of the…
04 September 2025
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Protests over prolonged closure of the Anderton Boat Lift
The River Weaver Navigation Society has questioned the need for the current indefinite closure of the Anderton Boat Lift.
The Canal & River Trust is…
04 September 2025
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Accident report warns of high-speed RIB dangers
The Marine Accident Investigation Board has warned of the dangers of high-speed rigid inflatable boat (RIB) joyrides, especially in the front section of the boats,…
04 September 2025
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Council funding for Cam lock repairs
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is to give £500,000 to the River Cam Conservators towards the £1.5m cost of repairing Baits Bite Lock on the…
02 September 2025
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£63,000 bill for EA licence dodgers
The Environment Agency's latest crackdown on unregistered vessels on the Thames resulted in 45 boaters being fined over £63,000 last year. Enforcement officers discovered 125…
01 September 2025
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Boat blaze blocks lock
A cruiser exploded, caught fire and sank in a lock on the Bristol Avon, blocking the navigation for the foreseeable future.
The blaze, at Kelston…
28 August 2025
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Ashby advances after HS2 retreats
The threat posed by HS2 to the northern canal restorations was finally lifted on 17th July, when the government formally abandoned attempts to safeguard its…
27 August 2025
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