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Towpath Talk, 1 Oct 2026

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ArticleHoward’s a win­ner!

DEDICATED VOLUNTEER: Howard Yardy has won an award in recog­ni­tion of his sup­port for nature. A wild­life officer with the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, he is a mem­ber of the char­ity’s Melk­sham, Chip­pen­ham & Calne branch, and much of his time is...

Howard’s a win­ner!

ArticleOmbuds­man reports increase in neigh­bour com­plaints and com­plex canal chal­lenges

THE Water­ways Ombuds­man has repor­ted a shift in the nature of com­plaints brought to the scheme over the past year, with neigh­bours now account­ing for 60% of legit­im­ate dis­putes – more than double the pre­vi­ous year’s pro­por­tion. In his...

Ombuds­man reports increase in neigh­bour com­plaints and com­plex canal chal­lenges

Article‘Give may­ors power to unlock our water­ways’

THE Inland Water­ways Asso­ci­ation has called on water­ways powers and fund­ing flex­ib­il­ity to be devolved to Metro May­ors. The IWA’s sub­mis­sion to the Treas­ury ahead of the Autumn Budget on Octo­ber 28 sets out five pri­or­ity...

‘Give may­ors power to unlock our water­ways’

ArticleHoward’s a win­ner!

DEDICATED VOLUNTEER: Howard Yardy has won an award in recog­ni­tion of his sup­port for nature. A wild­life officer with the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, he is a mem­ber of the char­ity’s Melk­sham, Chip­pen­ham & Calne branch, and much of his time is...

Howard’s a win­ner!

ArticleOmbuds­man reports increase in neigh­bour com­plaints and com­plex canal chal­lenges

THE Water­ways Ombuds­man has repor­ted a shift in the nature of com­plaints brought to the scheme over the past year, with neigh­bours now account­ing for 60% of legit­im­ate dis­putes – more than double the pre­vi­ous year’s pro­por­tion. In his...

Ombuds­man reports increase in neigh­bour com­plaints and com­plex canal chal­lenges

ArticleA brief his­tor y

THE Wilts & Berks opened in 1810 to con­nect the Ken­net & Avon Canal at Sem­ing­ton, the Thames & Severn Canal, near Crick­lade, and the River Thames, near Abing­don. For more than a cen­tury, nar­row­boats pulled by horses and don­keys car­ried...

A brief his­tor y