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Lichfield restoration gets another £200,000

4 September 2025 - Waterways World Paid

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 Gallows Reach section …

Protests over prolonged closure of the Anderton Boat Lift

4 September 2025 - Waterways World Paid

The River Weaver Navigation Society has questioned the need for the current indefinite closure of the Anderton Boat Lift.  The Canal & River Trust is seeking lottery funding to …

Accident report warns of high-speed RIB dangers

4 September 2025 - Waterways World Paid

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, after a passenger was …

Praise for historic Thames boathouse as it is listed

4 September 2025 - Waterways World Paid

The Saunders boathouse in Goring, Oxfordshire, has been listed at Grade II. Built for the pioneering 19th-century boat-builder and engineer Samuel Saunders, it is a rare surviving example …

BEHIND THE SCENES at the Cotswold Canals Trust: Western Depot tours a resounding success

4 September 2025 - Towpath Talk

The Western Depot of the Cotswold Canals Trust opened its gates to the public on August 19 and 21, offering ...

New Issue of Canal Boat!

4 September 2025 - Canal Boat UK

CANAL ACCESS improved with new ramp

3 September 2025 - Towpath Talk

A brand-new mobility ramp for Grand Union Canal at Radford Semele is providing greatly improved access to the canal in ...

New Competition! Win a Place on a RCR Maintenance Course

3 September 2025 - Canal Boat UK

Boats stranded after canal dries up during drought

3 September 2025 - BBC News

The Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal is closed, says the Canal and River Trust.

CRT fairness?

2 September 2025 - NBTA London

At the Big Boaters Bash we organised in summer the NBTA London Chair, Ian McDowel did a speech and here it is below: ‘When Canal & River Trust (CRT) come up with a new policy or strategy, they have a favourite word to cover up the subtext: fairness. Safety Zones – fairness; extortionate pre-bookable moorings … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2025/09/02/crt-fairness/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CRT fairness?</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

BOAT NAMING HONOUR for outgoing boss

2 September 2025 - Towpath Talk

AHEAD of his final week as chief executive of the Canal & River Trust, volunteers and colleagues at the charity’s ...

Canal dry dock 'facing closure' after 250 years

2 September 2025 - BBC News

Tooley's Boatyard says it has lost 80% of business after dry weather closed its section of canal.

Mayor proposes funding for closed Cam lock

2 September 2025 - Waterways World Paid

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has proposed giving £500,000 to the River Cam Conservators towards repairing Baits Bite Lock on the River Cam. The lock was closed in …

TeamO Marine is Trail Partner for the Southampton International Boat Show

1 September 2025 - Canal Boat UK

£63,000 bill for EA licence dodgers

1 September 2025 - Waterways World Paid

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 such dodgers …

Family's horse-drawn barge business up for sale

1 September 2025 - BBC News

The owner is looking for someone with a love of barges and horses to take on the business.

BRIDGE REFURB set to improve towpath

1 September 2025 - Towpath Talk

STOKE City Council and the Canal & River Trust are working together on a project which includes removing and replacing ...

MONTH LONG Totally Thames festival returns

30 August 2025 - Towpath Talk

The Totally Thames festival is celebrating the world-famous River Thames’ past, present and future. Lucy Wood reports… RUNNING throughout September, ...

PSA Prime Marine Partnership with Cerashield at Southampton International Boat Show

29 August 2025 - Canal Boat UK

Man who died found on partially flooded canal boat

29 August 2025 - BBC News

Pierre Griessenbock was found submerged in water on his canal boat in Oxford in March.

ULTRAMARATHON challenge inspired by salmon migration set to raise vital funds

29 August 2025 - Towpath Talk

To raise awareness of the plight of salmon and raise funds for the vital work of The Rivers Trust, the ...

Watch: Why I clean up my local canal path every day before I go to work

29 August 2025 - BBC News

Elena Horcajo has taken cleaning her local canal path in Hackney into her own hands.

Boat blaze blocks lock

28 August 2025 - Waterways World Paid

A boat has caught fire while passing through a lock on the Bristol Avon, blocking the navigation for the foreseeable future. The blaze, at Kelston Lock on 25th August, not …

Tingdene expands

28 August 2025 - Waterways World Paid

The Tingdene Group has added two more marinas to its chain, expanding its presence to 12 sites across Britain. The latest aquisitions are Farndon Marina on the River Trent, and …

FUTURE SECURED for old Cornish lugger

28 August 2025 - Towpath Talk

A historic Cornish lugger has been saved from destruction following a complex rescue and 12-month search for a new owner. ...

Canal locks reopen after months of urgent repairs

27 August 2025 - BBC News

Tardebigge top lock is open after part of the structure "slid", the Canal and River Trust says.

Ashby advances after HS2 retreats

27 August 2025 - Waterways World Paid

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 route to Leeds.   …

Chesterfield developments

27 August 2025 - Waterways World Paid

The Chesterfield Canal Trust has taken over Tapton Lock Visitor Centre, after owners Derbyshire County Council closed it earlier this year due to funding issues. Initially CCT volunteers will staff …

Three more marinas for Aquavista

27 August 2025 - Waterways World Paid

Aquavista has bought three more marinas, bringing its total up to 32 sites. The new additions are Fettlers Wharf Marina – offering 100 moorings on the Rufford arm of the …

RESTORATION WORK DONE on historic lifting bridge

27 August 2025 - Towpath Talk

A LIFTING bridge designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1834 to carry a railway line over the Grand Union ...