Towpath Talk - 1 Jan 2026
Breaking barriers on the water
Anderton Boat Lift restoration placed on hold
Funding deal secures Mon & Brec’s future
Popular canal museum launches SOS appeal
BOATS FOR SALE
Waterways photographer wins prestigious national honour
New report calls for simper, fairer and more enforceable boat licensing system
Increase in boat licence fees from April 2026
Volunteering excellence on nation’s canals
Wigan canal reopens to boats after water main burst
Legislation bans plastic wet wipes to protect waterways
Historic steamship’s society embarks on an operational review to chart its future course
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Cheshire canal reopens after £850k repair
Canal boat sails into new era as a floating community beacon
Celebrating the royal seal of approval
Four seasons on the canal
Councillors tour The Monty with restoration group
IWA seeks higher clearance for Exeter Ship Canal bridges
Work parties
Blowing away the seasonal cobwebs
From Scotland to the Mersey
Heavenly energy
Historic Northamptonshire working boat’s war links
Maritime law expert is charity’s new chair
Random act of kindness warms the festive season
Characters of the Cut
Supercars descend on marina in show of petrol power
Report reveals how former industrial waterways have become key for nature
Invasive weeds and species threaten waterways’ way of life – and demonstrate need for action
Major trust maintenance programme has begun
SolarisKit – Solar Thermal Pyramids II
Canal trust receives boost from two grants
Campaigning on the River Little Ouse
Fund Britain’s Waterways responds to the autumn Budget
Museum Focus: Catching up with ambitious restoration project
Heritage narrowboat’s brand-new steel life
Fresh face at trust
Visitor information:
Bridgewater next step
Creating a floating haven
Crafted for complete comfort
Hooked on friendship! Get reeled into angling with fishing scheme
About close seasons
Calling all charter boat skippers and owners
Free places for Angling Trust’s learning courses
About fishing licences
What made the headlines
HOLIDAYS & LEISURE
Water on the airwaves
Congratulations to mooring scheme’s award-winning marinas
Travel writer makes a splash with award-winning canal tale
Study into healthcare access
How do you spend time by the water?
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Invasive Demon shrimp species found in Ireland’s inland waterways
Twenty-year overhaul of Ardnacrusha Locks postponed
IWAI forms groups to tackle environmental and maintenance issues
Waterways Ireland launches new series of popular podcast
Foyle Maritime Festival 2026 dates announced
Which canal creatures hibernate in winter?
A Play on Birds
Ronnie Rusack Flotilla lights up the canal
Suitcase Trains – a hand-made business
Audio-described cruises on the Union Canal
From teaching to Wedgewood
The Towpath Angler
Banbury Canal Festival calls for boating traders to join event in 2026
Excess fine sediment in rivers starves fish habitats of oxygen, new research finds
A passage in time
SHREWSBURY CANAL
SHROPSHIRE CANAL
West Midlands canalside pub under new ownership
Reflecting on an eventful year… and looking ahead
Volunteers improve floating wildlife habitat in Shipley
Retracing the history of our canals to the very beginning
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