News

Tenders sought for fishery management

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November 6, 2023

MANAGEMENT of Harthill Reservoir near Sheffield has been put out to tender by the Canal & River Trust with a […]
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Duck collector is not quackers

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November 4, 2023

Words & photos: Les Heath WHEN Pete Gammond and his late partner Jeanette began collecting rubber ducks for their narrowboat […]
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New community barge gets royal sail of approval

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November 3, 2023

WALKERS on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal towpath were astonished recently to see HRH, The Princess Royal, steering a 57ft-long […]
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The ‘good, bad, and getting better’ bits around Marple

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Colin Wareing

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November 2, 2023

LET’S start with the bad; a wall on Lock 7 on the Marple flight of locks has moved, the one […]
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Canal boss volunteers for a day!

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November 1, 2023

CHIEF executive of the Canal & River Trust Richard Parry swapped his day job for volunteering when he joined the […]
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Swansea Canal project reaches major milestone

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Mark Lancaster

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October 31, 2023

SWANSEA Canal Society recently reached a major milestone in its work to regenerate the historic Swansea Canal. After several years […]
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A Spooktacular success at Mercia Marina

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October 30, 2023

Spirits of the spooky kind were present at Mercia Marina for a weekend of witchcraft as many visitors headed to […]
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Nominations invited to join Canal & River Trust’s Council of Members

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October 28, 2023

The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting people to put themselves forward for election to sit on its Council. […]
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Blocked towpath cleared

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Colin Wareing

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October 27, 2023

Contractors have cleared the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath blocked by a fallen tree at the back of the Old […]
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First aid for all the family

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October 26, 2023

WHETHER you’re taking a boating holiday with the family or just a day out with the kids, it’s always handy […]
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Clearwater Boats trial new all-electric Wilderness Beaver on River Trent

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October 25, 2023

I MET Laurie Lavender of Clearwater Boats at Farndon Marina where he was trialling the all-electric, 23ft long Wilderness Beaver, […]
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A fitting final boat

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Phil Pickin

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October 24, 2023

I’M NOT about to drop the bombshell news that Electric Dragon is the last boat from Ortomarine. Far from it; […]
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Storm Babet canal damage: counting the cost of climate change

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October 23, 2023

The Canal & River Trust, the national canal charity, is working across its 2,000 miles of historic canals and navigable […]
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Vandals deface new canalside mural

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October 21, 2023

A STRIKING new large-scale art mural along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Leeds has been defaced in a thoughtless […]
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