EA extends deadline for boat registration consultation
A consultation on plans to raise Environment Agency boat licence charges has been extended by a week to 16th August.
Defra, which runs the 630…
25 July 2024
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NEC takes over winter boat show
The winter marine exhibition BoatLife, which takes place each February at the NEC in Birmingham, has been acquired by the NEC Group as the first…
23 July 2024
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Feeding frenzy in Leeds
A floating remote-controlled craft modelled on a basking shark is being used to clean up the River Aire in central Leeds.
Called the Waste Shark,…
11 July 2024
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George takes the helm at White Mills
The independent White Mills Marina, on the River Nene at Earls Barton, has appointed Georgina Wickham as Marina Manager.
Georgina (known to everyone as George)…
10 July 2024
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Navigation authorities now allowed to sue polluting water companies
The Manchester Ship Canal Company has won a long-running court battle to sue a water company over polluting sewage spills.
MSCC first locked horns in…
10 July 2024
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Restoration trust fined over volunteer's death
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has been told it must pay almost £47,000 in fines, costs and compensation, after a volunteer lost his life…
09 July 2024
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Formal opening of Schoolhouse Bridge
Montgomery Canal restoration supporters celebrated the official opening of Schoolhouse Bridge on 28th June, when Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire Mrs Anna Turner unveiled a plaque…
09 July 2024
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New management at Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton Marina, the only full-service boat facility on the Oxford Canal summit, entered a new era in June after boat-builder Crafted Boats took it…
09 July 2024
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New tower to loom over Gas Street Basin
Developers have applied to demolish an original warehouse and stable block in Birmingham’s Gas Street Basin, and replace it with a residential block of up…
09 July 2024
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Diana the Dredger opens boat rally
This year’s Braunston Historic Boat Rally drew around 82 original working boats. It had an unconventional start on 29th June when a veteran British Waterways…
09 July 2024
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Historic stop house under the hammer
The Canal & River Trust is once again putting the historic Braunston Stop House up for auction, after cancelling an earlier sale attempt and unsuccessfully…
09 July 2024
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