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Late in the evening we heard the water pump start up. It ran a bit longer than usual. A few moments later it started up again, then again then again, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 16 June 2014

Dredging the Trent & Mersey

THE Canal & River Trust has started to dredge the Trent & Mersey Canal between Stenson Lock and Swarkestone Lock in Derbyshire.

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Published: 16 June 2014

A Bernard

THE lock gates shelter at Warwick's Saltisford Canal Trust is just one of a number of improvements that have taken place in recent years, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 16 June 2014

Worse at Stenson

IT IS now even worse attempting to lock through the broad Stenson Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal.

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Published: 16 June 2014

Water shortage

TWO days without rain and there is a water shortage on the Rochdale Canal, with the summit pound locked up at 4pm.

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Published: 15 June 2014

Still raising money

THE company Fox Narrowboats of March are still raising money for the British Heart Foundation, with the latest scheme being a charity boat trip.

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Published: 14 June 2014

Sunken boat with no steerer

A SUNKEN narrowboat in a Middlewich Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal caused confusion yesterday (Friday) when no one was found in attendance.

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Published: 14 June 2014

Lock gates shelter

TO MARK the 30th Anniversary of the Saltisford Canal Trust, a Canal Contemplation Area; a major new landscaping project in its canal-side gardens has been undertaken.

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Published: 12 June 2014

Ensuring navigation rights

NINE boats were launched on the Arun at Pulborough with the aim of reaching Pallingham Quay, the highest point navigable by boats on the Arun.

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Published: 12 June 2014

Victims of the speeding boater

I suspect that it's that time of year again, where activity on the canals increases so we all become (or maybe just perceive ourselves at some time or other) the victims of the speeding boater. writes John Howard.

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Published: 12 June 2014

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