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Shropshire Union Canal get £600k winter makeover

14 November 2018

We will carry out more than £612,000 worth of repairs to the Shropshire Union Canal this winter.
Thousands of fish to be rescued ahead of major repair work

8 November 2018

Fish who live in the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal will this week be temporarily rehomed by Glandŵr Cymru ahead of the charity carrying out a major project to repair the lining of the canal near Brecon.
Students from Cheltenham help clean up canal

8 November 2018

More than 20 pupils from Cheltenham College have worked alongside the Canal & River Trust to clean up a stretch of the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.
We're calling on canines to keep their owners healthy this winter

8 November 2018

We're enlisting the help of Liverpool’s four-legged friends to help keep people active this winter.
New boat licence fees for 2019-2020

7 November 2018

Today we're able to confirm that private and business boat licence fees will be frozen for 2019 and will remain at current prices until 1 April 2020
12 new lock gates for Chesterfield Canal

7 November 2018

Together with the Chesterfield Canal Trust we've begun a comprehensive programme of works to repair and replace 12 lock gates along the 46-mile waterway this winter.
Consultation to give regional customer-focussed roles more resources begins

7 November 2018

As part of our waterways and wellbeing strategy, to improve customer service and to engage with local communities, we have announced some further proposed changes.
Anderton Boat Lift to remember 'forgotten' waterway men from WWI

6 November 2018

To commemorate the ‘forgotten’ waterway men of WWI, the Anderton Boat Lift, is to release a cascade of 100,000 poppy petals from the 50ft high lift at 11am on Sunday 11 November.
Winter works on Calder & Hebble to keep water flowing

6 November 2018

We are undertaking a comprehensive programme of works on the Calder & Hebble Navigation this winter, as part of its wider efforts to keep the nation’s waterways flowing freely.
Greater Manchester's canals to get winter makeover

6 November 2018

This winter we are carrying out a number of important repairs to the waterways in Greater Manchester including on the Rochdale and Huddersfield Narrow canals.

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