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Three more stoppages makes it 30 this month

A RECORD to be ashamed of is 30 navigation stoppages in 30 days!

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Published: 31 May 2023

Victor thinks Crick was okay for some

THE previous weather forecast of hot weather for the final day of Crick Boat Show being another miscalculation on the forecasters' part caused the show to be okay for some.

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Published: 30 May 2023

VIctor learns the Rochdale is closed for at least two weeks

I MADE a point of not reporting stoppages during the weeks of our cruise, but let's get back to reality!

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Published: 27 May 2023

Man pushing people into canal

THE police are concerned that a number of people have been pushed into the Union Canal in Edinburgh.

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Published: 26 May 2023

One open one, one closed and a don't know

THE broken bolts on Saltersford Lock on the Weaver Navigation have been successfully replaced.

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Published: 26 May 2023

Another lock breaks on the Huddersfield Narrow

ANOTHER lock on the Huddersfield Narrow has broken closing the waterway.

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Published: 26 May 2023

Powerful show of support

Hundreds of people turned out to attend the Boaters Spring Fayre on the Lee Navigation.

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Published: 26 May 2023

Trent & Mersey drowning

A MAN'S body was pulled out of The Trent & Mersey Canal in Stoke yesterday.

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Published: 25 May 2023

Pressing buttons out of sequence

I SEE another story about the recurring fault on the Winkwell Swing Bridge but I wonder if it is actually a fault? Asks Ian Waters.

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Published: 25 May 2023

Still getting closures

AFTER nearly three weeks break from closure notices, alas they are still coming.

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Published: 25 May 2023

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  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • CafĂ© turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed

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