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Now it's really silly

CaRT are still spouting ridiculous numbers, writes John Coxon.

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Published: 12 August 2023

It's good to know where we stand

I SEE in Damian’s latest Boater’s Update, writes Dave Irving.

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Published: 12 August 2023

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

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  • A common-sense alternative
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  • Winter maintenance for paddles
  • Water voles cause havoc on restoration
  • Whitworth breach progress
  • Concern about lithium-ion batteries
  • Damaged tunnel to have shield inserted
  • Storms cause major disruption to the waterways
  • Lichfield & Hatherton canal restoration problems
  • Our site was not compromised
  • A back-of-a-fag-packet calculation
  • And still they come
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  • Victor tells we now have a 'high level leak'
  • Problems repairing Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation lock
  • Ellesmere Canal Yard secures National Lottery funding

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