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CANAL could run dry

28 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

THE Canal & River Trust in Wales, Glandŵr Cymru, has secured an emergency short-term supply of water from Dŵr Cymru ...

Canal & River Trust invests in boater facilities

28 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

NAVIGATION DREAM edges closer with £20,000 boost

26 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

A RESEARCH project which aims to uncover the history of the Melton and Oakham waterways – and ultimately reopen it ...

CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Marcelo Duarte – from Sao Paulo to the Kennet & Avon

25 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Alice Elgie reports… WHEN Marcelo Duarte moved to the UK from Brazil’s biggest city, Sao Paulo, where he had been ...

FREE CAKE for volunteers

24 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

SHROPSHIRE Union Canal Society is on the lookout for new volunteers to help members keep up their relentless pursuit of ...

FREIGHT on the waterways update

23 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight development on the inland waterways.BLEATING away on a monthly basis in a waterways magazine ...

VOLUNTEERING sparks firework firm’s joy

22 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

WILTSHIRE fireworks company employees lit up with delight after a stint of volunteering with their local canal restoration trust. Staff ...

HELP COMPILE a national picture of waterways heritage

21 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

IWA’s Amy Tillson reports… IWA’s Heritage Advisory Panel aims to safeguard and publicise the extraordinary national heritage asset that our ...

PUBLIC ASKED to share memories of West Midlands canals

19 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

A PLEA has gone out for the public to share their memories and experiences of West Midlands canals to keep ...

WIN A PLACE ON AN RCR MAINTENANCE COURSE

18 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

TO CELEBRATE River Canal Rescue’s 25th anniversary, managing director, Stephanie Horton, is giving away prizes every month, throughout the year. ...

CRT Expresses Clear Desire to Change the Law

18 April 2025 - NBTA London

Seemingly out of the blue, late last December, the Canal and River Trust (CRT) announced a commission to review licensing. Attached to the press release was a ‘Terms of Reference” to the commission that clearly outlines their intentions to remove itinerant boat dwellers from inland waterways. It explicitly states that CRT views the community of … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2025/04/18/crt-expresses-clear-desire-to-change-the-law/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CRT Expresses Clear Desire to Change the Law</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

May 2025

17 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out.

SCHOOL STUDENTS tackle climate change and flooding head on

17 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Students from two East Midlands schools tackled climate change and the dramatic affect it can have on waterways head on ...

LOUTH CANAL: Vegetation cut back

16 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Lucy Wood investigates… THE Environment Agency has been clearing overgrown vegetation along Louth Canal, in Lincolnshire, to mitigate flood risk. ...

Water company grant buys new workboat for MOWS

15 April 2025 - Waterways World

Melton & Oakham Waterways Society has taken delivery of a new workboat, thanks to a grant from the Severn Trent water company. The boat was launched at the MOWS maintenance …

HVO defended from 'significant fraud' claim

15 April 2025 - Waterways World

A claim of fraud has cast doubt on the enviromental credentials of hydroytreated vegetable oil (HVO), the ‘wonderfuel’ that promises significant advantages for diesel engines beyond simple sustainability.&…

Dredging starts on cyanide-hit Walsall Canal

15 April 2025 - Waterways World

Work began in early April to remove contaminated silt from the Walsall Canal.Dredging is an essential step before the waterway can be reopened to boats following the toxic spill …

CRICK WATERSIDE & Marina launches residential moorings

15 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Crick – the home of the famous Crick Boat Show – is Aquavista’s latest marina to announce the launch of ...

HAVE YOUR SAY on boat licensing, but be quick!

14 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

BOATERS can have their say on a possible new water licensing system – but they need to be quick. Waterway ...

Top 10 Things to do at Crick Boat Show

14 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

Montgomery Canal Forum reviews restoration canal boats and Net Zero

12 April 2025 - The Montgomery Canal

The Montgomery Canal Forum in Newtown on 4 April was well attended by local authority representatives, the Canal & River Trust and interested members of the public. The meeting, in the new Hafan yr Afon centre, saw presentations from Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust Chairman Michael Limbrey, the Canal & River Trust Head of External Programme …

BUCKET LIST TRIP: UK’s longest, deepest, highest canal tunnel

12 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

INTREPID explorers will be able to tick off a bucket list trip through the UK’s longest, deepest and highest canal ...

SUPERBUGS spread from swans?

11 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

A STUDY by university scientists has shown that swans living in urban waterways could host deadly bacteria that could be ...

Parish Council support for the Montgomery Canal

10 April 2025 - The Montgomery Canal

The 2025 Annual Meeting of Llanymynech & Pant Parish Council saw a cheque for £1,000 being donated to the appeal to restore the Montgomery Canal. The Annual Meeting heard from John Dodwell and Tom Fulda who talked about the history of the canal and the current works to restore it. John Dodwell, who is chair …