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CaRT closes handy shop

BOATERS using the Audlem Flight on the Shropshire Union Canal tell us they appreciate the products offered by Georges, finding the little shop very handy indeed.

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Published: 03 December 2012

No power during flood

THE people pushing the building of hydro-power on the rivers have had to admit that they do not work when water levels are high.

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Published: 03 December 2012

Row over boat loan

THE Mayor of Bedford, Dave Hodgson, is in trouble for making a low interest loan for a boat, without informing fellow councillors.

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Published: 03 December 2012

Email: Not a problem

In reply to Peter Ponting the bridges are closed on Tuesday and Wednesday through the winter months. The bridges are open on a Thursday.

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Published: 03 December 2012

Inflammable backside

THERE are some silly people cruising the waterways, putting themselves and others at risk, but this one takes some beating.

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Published: 03 December 2012

Victor: Breaches not so rare

ON THE appeal page for cash to help finance the breach at Dutton Hollow on the Trent & Mersey Canal is the statement—'After all canal breaches are extremely rare'.

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Published: 02 December 2012

Plans for Grand Western breach

PLANS are already being drawn up for the repair of the breach on the Grand Western Canal, that gave way after days of persistent rain, virtually cutting the waterway in half.

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Published: 02 December 2012

No holiday cruising

THE Gloucester & Sharpness Canal is 16 miles long, with 16 bridges. All of which are manned, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 02 December 2012

No compensation for Breach victims

REGULAR readers of narrowboatworld may well remember the story of the Bridgewater boaters who were left trapped in the Trent & Mersey breach, having to make their own way along the Manchester Ship Canal to Poloma Lock.

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Published: 30 November 2012

WRG canal camps

THE Waterway Recovery Group has published its list of canal camps for 2013, with an invitation for volunteers.
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Published: 30 November 2012

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