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Buckland Lock reopens

BUCKLAND Lock 12 on the Aylesbury Arm, being known as the 'banana' lock due to its shape when it collapsed during April of this year was reopened today, Saturday.

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Published: 23 November 2013

Keith must go!

ANGLERS so worried about their fish stocks in the Severn, and not allowed to shoot 'Keith' the seal, that is upsetting them so much, have now permission to remove it to the sea.

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Published: 23 November 2013

APCO welcomes business boat decison

THE Association of Pleasure Craft Operators (APCO) welcomes the news that there will now be no big increase in business boat fees for its members, and that the consultation has resulted in business boat licence costs remaining virtually unchanged.

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Published: 23 November 2013

Climb-down on charity boat fees

THE swingeing fee increases for charity boats that were proposed by Canal & River Trust (Resignations over CaRT 'charity boats' greed) will not now be enforced but will now be in common with increases for private boats.

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Published: 22 November 2013

Pump failure closes canal

THE Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal is closed at Tinsley as a result of a failure of the pumps at Tinsley Flight.

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Published: 22 November 2013

Solving Regents noisy boaters

FOR many months now there have been problems of continuous moorers taking over the limited moorings by Noel Road at Angel on the Regents Canal causing annoyance to local residents with Islington Council now stepping in.

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Published: 22 November 2013

Email: So little money

It concerns me to read that so little money is now being allocated to maintaining our waterways. As has been pointed out, we are left with a situation whereby the only option for the future lies with Canal & River Trust (CaRT), which has a charitable status.

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Published: 21 November 2013

Korea takes over Paddington property

KOREAN investors are taking over waterside properties, with the latest being the acquisition of Waterside House at Paddington Basin on the Regents Canal.

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Published: 21 November 2013

When only one is working...

THE Chesterfield Canal will be closed at Misterton at the start of the waterway owing to work needed to clear the ground paddle at Misterton Top Lock.

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Published: 21 November 2013

L&L repair reopens Monday

THE reopening of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal where the culvert failed at Rishton has been delayed again.

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Published: 21 November 2013

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