TPT March 2026

Reservoir plan moves forward as waterways access is championed

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March 23, 2026

Anglian Water, in collaboration with Cambridge Water, is progressing with plans for a new reservoir to be established within the Cambridge Fens. THE Fens Reservoir Project aims to secure a reliable water supply for Cambridge, neighbouring communities, and West Norfolk. The region is among the driest in the UK, and the growing number of technology…
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Fin-tastic revival of West Country rivers

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March 17, 2026

THOUSANDS of fresh fish have been introduced to rivers, lakes and ponds in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire by the Environment Agency. The seasonal restocking of lakes and fisheries in need of a piscine boost has taken place thanks to 6750 of coarse fish reared by the agency’s Calverton Fish Farm, near Nottingham. Money from rod…
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Fenland waterways face permanent fragmentation as sluice becomes fifth indefinite closure

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March 11, 2026

The Inland Waterways Association has warned that East Anglia’s waterways are being lost ‘in perpetuity’ following the announcement that due to health and safety concerns, navigation though the Old Bedford Sluice V-doors has been closed indefinitely – the latest in a growing catalogue of closures across the Environment Agency’s Anglian waterways with no plans for…
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Greater enforcement powers are not the answer to antisocial behaviour, say boaters

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March 2, 2026

Reports of littering and antisocial behaviour on the Kennet and Avon have been ‘seized upon’ by the Canal & River Trust as evidence of the need for ‘draconian enforcement powers,’ claim boater representatives. THE Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, opened an adjournment debate highlighting escalating antisocial behaviour along the Kennet & Avon Canal…
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Elements of report are ‘unworkable’

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February 28, 2026

FOLLOWING the report’s publication, the NBTA responded with a message of dismay. Chair Pamela Smith said: “The report contains many recommendations that are simply unworkable. This is the result of the absence of direct representation of itinerant boat dwellers on the commission. I am outraged by the harshness – for example, imposing fines for minor…
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Canal & River Trust to Implement Commission on Boat Licensing Report as £2m Allocated for Locks and Dredging

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February 27, 2026

The Canal & River Trust has confirmed it intends to move swiftly to implement recommendations made in the independent Commission on Boat Licensing Report, while acknowledging opposition. Published at the end of last year, the report set out 36 recommendations focused on clearer licensing requirements and improved waterway management. In an update outlining how the…
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Campaigners Renew Calls for Long-Term Waterways Funding After £6.5m Government Boost

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February 26, 2026

CAMPAIGNERS responding to the Government’s extra £6.5 million investment in England’s and Wales’s canal network are once more calling for a top-level rethink into how waterways are funded. They say although the boost is welcome, it yet again underlines the ongoing underfunding crisis – and warn that this is only a one-off payment, not systemic…
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TPT March 2026

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