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I was pleased to learn that Brian [Holmes] had a trouble free passage on the Trent & Mersey Canal through the IWA Festival site at Burton-on-Trent at the end of July.

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Published: 18 August 2011

Trent & Mersey Canal closed

THE busy Trent & Mersey Canal is closed at its eastern end as a boat has sunk in the broad Weston Lock. Lastest: The boat has been removed and the navigation is now open.

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Published: 18 August 2011

Trent bridge too expensive

THE plans for what has been called 'a silly bridge' over the Trent at Gainsborough have been scrapped.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Luxury yacht builders cut-back

IT IS not just the inland waterways boat builders that are feeling the pinch, but luxury sea going yacht builders too.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Horse boating at festival

THE Horse Boating Society are running horse drawn boat cruises as part of the Rochdale Canal Festival.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Boat sinks in lock

ONCE again the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was closed on Monday, this time as a boat had sunk in a lock that required the pound being drained to recover it.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Biggest marina ever at honey-pot area

THERE are plans to extend Redhill Marina at the bottom of the Soar to accommodate 630 berths, making it even bigger than the nearby Sawley Marina.

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Published: 17 August 2011

More Chesterfield opens

A FURTHER section of the Chesterfield Canal, in Staveley, has been restored, and in use for boat trips.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Mr Asbo has arthritis

THE most famous swan on the waterways—Mr Asbo—is now in a wild life centre being treated for arthritis.
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Published: 17 August 2011

Boat used for patient

AFTER dashing over a mile to attend to a man who had collapsed on the towpath, the rather shattered ambulance crew had a boater transport their patient to the waiting ambulance.

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Published: 17 August 2011

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