TO MARK Earth Day on Sunday April 22, owners of canalside pub, The Navigation at Thrupp Wharf, Cosgrove, have announced their intention to eradicate the
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Stop planks removed from Dee Branch
LOCAL pressure has resulted in the removal of stop planks blocking the way to the Dee Branch canal in Chester. The ‘temporary flood defence barrier’
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More cash for the Maid
THE Paddle Steamer Preservation Society has donated £50,000 to the PS Maid of the Loch kitty which is growing monthly in the drive for the
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Kill the engine… not yourself
As the 2018 boating season gets under way, the Boat Safety Scheme has a blunt warning for boaters using petrol engines, especially large ones –
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Waterways licence dodging at all-time low
The Canal & River Trust’s annual national boat count shows that licence evasion on its waterways is at its lowest-ever level, with 96.9% of boats
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Winter facelift completed on Bosley flight
THE flight of 12 locks at Bosley, on the Macclesfield Canal, has been given a £240,000 winter facelift by the Canal & River Trust ready
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Temporary barriers erected on the Rochdale 9
FOLLOWING the death of 19 year-old student Charlie Pope, who was thought to have drowned in the Rochdale Canal in Manchester, the Canal & River
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Dredging projects on the Montgomery Canal
THE Canal & River Trust has given a major boost to rare aquatic flora and fauna on the Montgomery Canal, one of Britain’s most picturesque
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Heritage Lottery boost for Ilott Wharf
ASHBY Canal Association (ACA) will announce on Friday that it is very pleased and excited to have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the
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Waterways Ireland rolls out Smart Cards for lock passages on River Shannon
WATERWAYS Ireland is extending its Smart Card system to include lock passages on the River Shannon and Lower Bann. The service will be tested from a
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New top team for PS Waverley
PS Waverley is starting her new season with a new top team. Captain Andy O’Brian, a stalwart of the ship, returns to the bridge as
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Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir safeguarded for another century
SCOTTISH Canals’ engineers and contractors have completed a £2 million, Scottish Government funded project on Ness Weir, reinforcing it with 10,000 metres of steel piling
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Appeal to re-home evicted boater
AN APPEAL has been launched to buy a replacement boat for a 67-year-old pensioner who was recently left homeless with his dog when his boat
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