Waterways Ombudsman report shows reduction in boater complaints
The latest 2023 report by the Waterways Ombudsman shows a marked reduction in the number of appeals about how the Canal & River Trust has…
03 October 2023
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New CRT trustees
Two new high-powered trustees have been announced by the Canal & River Trust.
Sir James Bevan was chief executive of the Environment Agency from 2015…
03 October 2023
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‘Plastic’narrowboat set to be shown at Crick
A plastics company believes it can radically change the boat-building industry –with narrowboats built in high-density polyethylene.
HDPE has previously been reserved for small leisure…
03 October 2023
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Polythene benches for Nantwich
IWA’s Shrewsbury & North Wales branch has organised the replacement of eight of the ten benches on the Shropshire Union Canal's Nantwich embankment, after the…
03 October 2023
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Mixed results as CRT publishes annual report
The Canal & River Trust published its annual report on 26th September, amid both dismay about its long-term funding and optimism on increasing volunteer support. …
26 September 2023
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CRT boat licences to rise even more
Canal & River Trust boat licences will rise by more than inflation levels, each year for the next five years, the charity has warned.
In…
19 September 2023
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North Walsham & Dilham festival ‘a splashy success’
It’s rare that we get news from the North Walsham & Dilham Canal Trust, so we were delighted to hear they celebrated a water festival…
19 September 2023
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First Thames zero-emissions ferry starts operation
Earth Clipper, Europe’s first hybrid-powered high-speed river ferry, began operation on the Thames in central London on 12th September. It is the first of three…
14 September 2023
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Turmoil in IWA as another chief executive resigns
The Inland Waterways Association has begun searching for its sixth chief executive in less than two years, after the latest one resigned in early September,…
13 September 2023
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Change in London's composting toilet service
Circular Revolution, a service set up in 2021 to collect the waste of London boater's separator (composting) toilets, has announce a major price increase. The…
12 September 2023
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New canal megaprojects in China and Saudi Arabia
Three new overseas canal megaprojects – one just opened, a second under construction and a third on the drawing board – ought to be food…
05 September 2023
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