BRITAIN’S canals and rivers have been the focus of a photography competition run by the Canal & River Trust this winter. The charity is now
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Author: Phil Pickin
Photographer, journalist and features writer.
Huddersfield Canal lock gates get Chelsea makeover for Welcome to Yorkshire
WORK has started on two pairs of lock gates removed from the Huddersfield Narrow Canal which will be the main feature in this year’s Welcome
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North Leicester towpath improvements
A PROJECT to revamp Leicester’s canal towpaths making it easier for people in the north of the city to feel the health and wellbeing
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Roundhouse restoration work starts
Work has begun on the restoration of the Roundhouse in Birmingham, the jewel in the crown of Birmingham’s waterways. The work will ensure the future
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Northwich to become new boating hotspot
BARONS Quay leisure development in Northwich, Cheshire, is set to become a popular boating destination, thanks to new mooring pontoons installed by Cheshire West and
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Bridge repairs allow busy road to reopen
A BUSY road into Nuneaton is set to reopen a week earlier than planned after the Canal & River Trust completed ahead of schedule important
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IWA Launches Vision For London Report
AS THE number of boats on London’s waterways continues to grow, The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has launched its Vision for London. This is an
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Major towpath works under way
THE Canal & River Trust, the waterways and wellbeing charity, is starting the last phase of major improvements to almost fivemiles of the Manchester, Bolton
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IWA branch donation for Wappenshall Wharf restoration
THE Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch of The Inland Waterways Association has donated £3000 towards the ongoing work to restore the historically significant Wappenshall
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Hedgelaying boosts Montgomery Canal wildlife
DORMICE, squirrels, birds and other wildlife along the Montgomery Canal are being given a major habitat boost thanks to a hedgerow-laying project organised by waterway
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Llanthony Lift Bridge inspected ahead of Gloucester Tall Ships Festival
AHEAD of the Gloucester Tall Ships Festival in May, the Canal & River Trust has carried out an important inspection of Llanthony Lift Bridge in
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Britain’s deepest lock need you!
COULD you help hundreds of people from all over the world navigate through Britain’s deepest lock? The Canal & River Trust is urgently seeking over
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Gaptracker survey highlights boaters’ concerns
THE Inland Waterways Association has published the results of its Gaptracker Survey, which identifies that the majority of boaters who responded to the survey are
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By lunchtime, it had gone!
AFTER a five-month wait, the familiar wharf crane at Audlem has been removed for repair. CRT staff, contractors and an observer from the local IWA
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