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Will only result in a concrete and steel replica with a brick facade

WHILE I agree with wasting £2 millions on a single repair/restoration, writes Brian Cavill.

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Published: 12 August 2023

'Abandonment list' keeps cropping up

I SEE the expression 'abandonment list' keeps cropping up in regards to closing canals, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 11 August 2023

Continuing to investigate on the Calder & Hebble

CANAL & River Trust is continuing to investigate the problem at Ganny Lock on the Calder & Hebble Navigation.

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Published: 11 August 2023

Rochdale closed again

THE Rochdale Canal was closed again yesterday, the fourth time in just over a month.

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Published: 11 August 2023

Another stoppage on the Huddersfield Narrow

THE Huddersfield Narrow is closed yet again for the fifth time since the beginning of July.

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Published: 10 August 2023

Weather contributes to a quiet summer and electrical faults

OVER the last seven months, River Canal Rescue (RCR) has responded to around 28% fewer callouts than previous years, it tells.

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Published: 10 August 2023

Blunder with balance beam means long handle windlass cannot be used

OWING to the raised supporting timber fitted on the top of a lock it is now impossible to use a long handled windlass to operate the paddle.

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Published: 10 August 2023

That didn't last long!

THE two water points at Great Haywood are out of action again.

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Published: 10 August 2023

Progress on the Leeds & Liverpool sink hole

THERE has been progress on the work to plug the sink hole on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 09 August 2023

Temporary fix for Stratford South Canal

THE 'potential breach' on the Stratford South Canal has had a temporary fix.

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Published: 09 August 2023

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Latest

  • Canal to be closed for a month
  • A new event at Banbury
  • Works not finished in time for Easter
  • Restrictions on the Rochdale Canal to save water
  • Possible boatyard for Oxford after 20 years
  • Four paddle failures already this month
  • De-wintering tips from River Canal Rescue
  • Smoke control comes into force for narrowboats in Bimingham
  • Three stoppages still ongoing
  • EA stops Bristol Floating Harbour funding
  • Braunston Customer Service Facility now closed
  • Marsworth Flight reopened
  • Stoppages on Rochdale and Tame Valley canals
  • Another paddle failure
  • Another broken paddle on the Rochdale Canal
  • Environment Agency clearing more abandoned boats off the Thames
  • Attack just off the Coventry Canal towpath
  • Another mile of the Stroudwater Canal in water
  • Ripon takes the record
  • Canal town best place to live in the North

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