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The perils of the flooded Thames

BOATERS moored on the Thames during the floods were advised to 'sit tight and wait' at their mooring and not to attempt to move.

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Published: 14 October 2024

Divers soon sorted paddle problem

IT WAS a diver that prevented a long wait for the repairs to a paddle on a Avon Lock at Bath.

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Published: 12 October 2024

Still hope for the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway

IT IS THOUGHT that building part of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway could help with flooding.

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Published: 12 October 2024

Person missing after boat capsized in Thames

A BOATER has been reported as missing after a 'small boat' carrying six people capsized in the Thames yesterday.

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Published: 12 October 2024

Thames boat waste cleared away

IT WAS in September that officers scrapped three unregistered boats from the Thames riverside around Cigarette Island and Hurst Park, near Hampton Court Palace.

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Published: 11 October 2024

Swing bridges keep failing on the Leeds & Liverpool

THE failure of Holmes Swing Bridge 10 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal yesterday makes it six such failures so far this 'season'.

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Published: 11 October 2024

Not much hope for Ashton Canal re-opening in the near future

IT WAS way back on the 1st of October that Ashton Canal was closed, due to movement to the retaining wall of Lock 3.

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Published: 11 October 2024

Awards illustrate range of Canal & River Trust's work

INNOVATION, care and excellence were celebrated at the Canal & River Trust’s annual internal awards for colleagues and volunteers.

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Published: 11 October 2024

Puzzle of Shroppie closure

A SIGNIFICANT LEAK on the Shropshire Union Canal is closing the waterway for repair from the 4th to 25th of November.

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Published: 10 October 2024

Swing bridge operation does not bother boaters

THERE was quite an ado about the swinging of a bridge in Northwich on the Weaver.

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Published: 10 October 2024

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