National Boat Count records slight fall in boat numbers in England and Wales
Canal & River Trust’s annual National Boat Count, carried out during March 2026 across England and Wales, recorded a...
Canal and River Trust
News and marine industry updates about the UK’s Canal & River Trust, a charity that looks after 2,000 miles of waterways.
Canal & River Trust publishes report on Llangollen Canal breach
The Canal & River Trust has submitted its interim report on the Llangollen Canal breach at Whitchurch, UK. The canal...
Funding boost won’t fix Britain’s waterways crisis, warns IWA
A fresh injection of government funding should have been good news for Britain’s canals. Instead, it has reignited a...
Llangollen Canal breach: Are more collapses likely?
Repairs to a massive breach on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch will be a ‘huge project...
Anderton Boat Lift: “Unaffordable” restoration works at iconic British attraction paused
A programme of extensive restoration at the Anderton Boat Lift, in the English county of Cheshire, has been paused...
IWA welcomes new CEO to Canal & River Trust
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has welcomed Campbell Robb as chief executive at the Canal & River Trust (CRT),...
Dog rescued as boat explodes and sinks at Kelston Lock
A private boat suffered an explosion and subsequently sank at Kelston Lock on the Bristol Avon navigation last month....
Boat numbers – and unlicensed boats – increase on inland waterways
The Canal & River Trust’s National Boat Count, which takes place across the charity’s waterways each year, has seen...
Historic 1926 Cornish lugger saved following rescue effort
The Canal & River Trust and its heritage team have led a complex salvage operation and a year-long process...
Dredging for cyanide underway in toxic Walsall Canal
Dredging has finally got underway after a disastrous pollution incident in August 2024. Around 4,000 litres of contaminant, including...
Canal and River Trust CEO Richard Parry to step down
The Canal and River Trust has announced that chief executive Richard Parry will step down this summer after 12...
