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Email: Little instruction

We recently started to work up the Bosley locks following another private boat, but we got as far as the second lock and found that in front of the boat in front of us were two hire boats from a local hire fleet on the Macclesfield.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Bridgewater thefts

THIEVES are targeting outboard boat engines on the Bridgewater Canal, the latest taken this week.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Trent bridge delayed again

THERE is further delay for the completion of Long Horse bridge over the Trent at Derwent Mouth.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Email: Good service

I have no axe to grind, no shares or pending orders, but I must say that Midland Chandlers have been nothing but helpful whenever I have dealt with them.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Boats grounding on Grand Union Canal

BOATERS are complaining that the water level was so low on the upper Grand Union Canal that they were grounding, and those managing to cruise were unable to get to the bank.

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Published: 27 August 2011

Daventry application submitted

REGULAR readers will recollect the story of the proposed Daventry Arm, and its 'on' and 'off' situation.

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Published: 27 August 2011

Barge Bookshop solution

The story of the Barge Bookshop not being allowed to trade from Bristol docks has taken a surprising turn.

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Published: 26 August 2011

Thames water level lowered

WHILST British Waterways is striving to keep levels up on its waterways, the Environment Agency is doing the opposite—lowering the level of the Thames.

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Published: 26 August 2011

Inauguration of waterwheel.

THE waterwheel on the Arun is believed to be the only one of its kind is the county, and is to be inaugurated by local MP and government minister, the Rt Hon Nick Herbert.

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Published: 26 August 2011

More Basingstoke problems

THE promised repairs to the Deepcut Flight of the Basingstoke Canal, have still not started, despite many promises, as previously reported in narrowboatworld.

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Published: 26 August 2011

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  • Two more winter works cancelled
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