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Waterway winter works across the UK
A BUSY start to winter stoppages season saw a prominent UK waterway maintenance company mobilise nine boats in a three-week period, destined for varied works
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IWA names new chairman
Following a Trustee meeting on Saturday November 16, Paul Rodgers has been elected as the Association’s new National Chairman with immediate effect. Paul succeeds
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Crane in place to lift railway bridge over the Rufford Arm
AINSCOUGH’s crane hire company have erected a giant crane in a field next to the Rufford Arm of the Leeds & Liverpool canal near Burscough
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Call for shift in approach to flood and water level management
A FUNDAMENTAL shift in the Government’s approach to dealing with flood risk and water management is required, with a bolder, braver and more innovative investment
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Value of Inland Waterways report launched
THE Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has launched a new resource to help influence planners and policy makers by demonstrating the value of inland waterways across
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Be prepared for winter weather
AS THE UK continues to experience severe and unprecedented downfalls, River Canal Rescue (RCR) is reminding boaters how to cope with suddenly rising and falling
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Culvert repairs at Weaver’s Bridge
ON OCTOBER 18, a culvert running below the Leeds & Liverpool canal between Wigan and Adlington in Lancashire failed and the canal had to be
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Thousands of fish rehomed during Lancaster Canal repairs
The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has started work to repair Lune Embankment on the Lancaster Canal. The charity, which
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Rufford arm reopens for a few days before next stoppage.
A STOPPAGE notice was issued by the Canal & River Trust on October 24 following a inspection by engineers of the towpath side tailgate of
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Canal charity gets green light for £3.37m Leeds inland port
Canal & River Trust has secured full planning permission from Leeds City Council to bring the vision for Leeds Inland Port at Stourton Wharf in
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Dredging begins at Titford Pools
THE Canal & River Trust, has begun work to dredge Titford Pools in Oldbury as part of a £3.1 million project to improve water quality
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CRT announce boat licence fee rise for 2020-21
THE Canal & River Trust has announced that headline private and business boat licence fees will rise by 2.5% from April 1, 2020. As previously
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Repairs under way on Macclesfield Canal
THE Canal & River Trust has started work to repair the Macclesfield Canal at Bollington, Cheshire. It is spending nearly £1 million refurbishing a section
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