PHOTOGRAPHERS, both amateur and professional, are invited to submit up to four photographs or short films for the inaugural edition of Flow Photo. The national
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Waverley sails up the main street!
IT’S not every day that you come across PS Waverley steaming up the main street in Giffnock in East Renfrewshire, just outside Glasgow. Giffnock, in
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Hot weather halts dredging programme
THE Canal & River Trust’s dredging programme on the Grand Union Canal in Milton Keynes has had to be temporarily halted due to concerns that
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CRT makes key appointments in the North East
THE Canal & River Trust has made two key appointments in the Yorkshire and North East region: Caroline Schwaller as chair of the regional advisory
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Tough time on the Wigan flight before temporary closure
WATERWAYS staff and volunteers had a difficult day on Monday July 30 when the temporary closure of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Wigan and
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Stainton Aqueduct to be restored thanks to HLF grant
THE Canal & River Trust and Lancaster Canal Regeneration Partnership (LCRP) have been awarded a £1.3 million grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to
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Canal & River Trust prepares for further dry weather
THE Canal & River Trust is putting measures in place to prepare for the possibility of further dry weather. June was the third driest month
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EA urged to reconsider Registration Fee increases
THE Inland Waterways Association will be responding to the Environment Agency’s latest consultation on registration fee increases on its navigations. IWA is asking EA to
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Paddling for poems and plastic
JUST before the Leeds & Liverpool Canal was shut due to the water shortage, two women paddled along good lengths of it, writes Colin Wareing.
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New Buoyancy benchmark for Maid of the Loch
LOCH Lomond steamer, Maid of the Loch, has been reunited with its buoyancy benches after the owners, Loch Lomond Steamship Company, joined forces with the
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Aqueduct ‘thrill seekers’ targeted in new safety campaign
A NEW safety campaign has been launched by Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust charity in Wales, to deter thrill-seeking stand-up paddle boarders and
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Rochdale Canal closure brought forward
WITH regret, due to the serious shortfall in the water supply, the Canal & River Trust is having to bring forward the temporary closure of
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Fradley Junction HS2 concerns to be addressed
THE Canal & River Trust has secured an agreement with High Speed 2 which will significantly reduce the impact of the rail line on the
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Boaters’ views sought on EA charges
BOAT owners who keep or use a boat on waterways managed by the Environment Agency are being encouraged to have their say in plans to
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