67% increase in fly-tipping in UK watercourses
The UK recorded 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping last year — the highest number recorded for over a decade,...
Canal and River Trust
Canal & River Trust launches first ‘Boater Census’
The Canal & River Trust is launching its first Boater Census. The charity is asking every boat licence holder...
Green Flags for 565 miles of Britain’s waterways
The Canal & River Trust is announcing that over a quarter of its canal and river navigations, including urban...
74% of UK liveaboard boat owners have never owned a home
A survey by Promarine Finance has revealed that 74 per cent of liveaboard boat owners have previously never owned...
Boat numbers on the rise on UK canals and rivers
The Canal & River Trust’s national boat count, shows an increase in boaters using the canals across England and...
Canal & River Trust under fire for ‘cull’ of London boaters
Hundreds of boaters protested against a ‘cull’ of a traditional way of life along the capital’s waterways on Saturday...
River charity trials hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel
The Canal & River Trust has begun a trial of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) fuel in its workboats. The...
Historic Cheshire bridge gets to swing again
Britain’s first electrically-operated floating swing bridge, Northwich Town Bridge, is swinging again, thanks to a £300,000 repair by the...
Extra forty miles of waterway receives Green Flag
Forty new miles of waterway, including the iconic locks at Foxton and urban canals in Coventry, Manchester and Stoke,...
Weed war on Lancaster Canal
The Canal & River Trust is busy waging a major battle to control invasive weeds on the Lancaster Canal....
Lifting of restrictions causes boating boom for canals
The Canal & River Trust says it is seeing so many boats returning to the water as restrictions lift,...
