THE owner of two 25m houseboats obstructing a busy part of the River Thames in Surrey has been convicted of breaking river laws. On October
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Author: Janet Richardson
Staffordshire marina mourns loss of owner
TRIBUTE has been paid to the owner of Otherton Boat Haven, Philip Dorrington, who died suddenly on October 9. From a farming background, he established
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Earlswood Lakes works to be completed by mid-November
THE Canal & River Trust is close to completing its £1.6 million programme of improvements to the reservoirs at Earlswood near Solihull. Needed to ensure
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BoatLife – new YouTube series featuring boaters and their lives on the water
BoatLife has released the first in a series of films, BoatLife Stories. The series is curated to show peoples connection to the water and celebrate
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Christmas Floating Markets, Nantwich and Blisworth
The Roving Canal Traders Association are excited to announce they are holding a Christmas floating market on the embankment of the Shropshire Union Canal in
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Tree planting ceremony marks completion of the A38 Whitminster Roundabout.
The first phase of ‘Missing Mile’ canal restoration project A special event to celebrate the completion of the award-winning A38 Whitminster Roundabout canal restoration project,
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Bloomin’ good award..
Volunteers from charity, Canal & River Trust, have again won Gold in the Rugby in Bloom award for their efforts in helping to care for
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CANAL & RIVER TRUST PUBLISHES BOATER REPORT 2021
The Canal & River Trust has published its Boater Report 2021 for the more than 35,000 leisure licence holders who use its waterways. The Report
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Santa: On the cut this year…
After a year off, Santa will be back on the Chesterfield Canal this Christmas. The Chesterfield Canal Trust is delighted to be able to announce
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BOAT LICENCE FEES FOR 2022-23
The Canal & River Trust is today announcing that headline private and business boat licence fees will rise by 4% from 1 April 2022. Income
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Alternative fuel for boats! HVO tests have gone well…
Successful IWA Trial Proves HVO is a Viable Alternative to Diesel and Dramatically Reduces Carbon Emissions on Inland Waterways As COP26 gets underway in Glasgow,
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Mercia Marina lights the way for first drone event in South Derbyshire and UK
Derbyshire’s destination marina is giving the green (and many coloured), light to a new event. When many events for Guy Fawkes will be banging on
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Canal & River Trust publishes its 2020/21 Annual Report
Canal & River Trust has today (28 October) published its 2020/21 Annual Report & Accounts which document a year dominated by Covid-19, from the pandemic’s
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More details emerge on plans for Welsh canals
Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, is celebrating after the Montgomery Canal and Llangollen Canal secured over £20 million in funding from
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