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Victor wonders if this is a lift bridge record

IT WAS way back on the 13th of September that Wood End Lift Bridge on the Peak Forest gave up the ghost and it has taken a month to repair.

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Published: 15 October 2022

We couldn't get out!

IT'S OKAY CaRT telling boaters they can now get back to their moorings, but many of us never got out in the first place, writes John Smedley.

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Published: 14 October 2022

Coventry Canal closed for a month

THE Coventry Canal is to be closed at the end of this month until Friday 25th November between Fradley and Streethay.

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Published: 14 October 2022

The cost of all that signage...

I SPOTTED the transit mini bus in all the Corporate livery, writes Brian D Jarrett.

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Published: 13 October 2022

Leeds & Liverpool Canal open at last—but only for two weeks

THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal, closed for most of the summer, is at last again open to navigation.

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Published: 13 October 2022

Refugees volunteer to help with Kennet & Avon Canal makeover

A group of refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and El Salvador have been working with Canal & River Trust to transform the appearances of a bridge and lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 13 October 2022

Can't pass in the tunnel!

I WONDER if Canal & River Trust realise that Harecastle is a narrow tunnel and boats are not able to pass, asks David Furore.

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Published: 12 October 2022

Only eight passages a week through Harecastle

THERE will only be eight passages a week each way through Harecastle Tunnel up to the end of February.

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Published: 12 October 2022

Not enough depth for trip boat

THE trip boat, Birdswood, of the Friends of Cromford Canal, is stuck on its moorings due to lack of depth of water.

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Published: 12 October 2022

Area of Chesterfield Canal has suspected Avian Flu

BOATERS are being warned to keep their dogs away from an area of the Chesterfield Canal as there have been many bird deaths.

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Published: 12 October 2022

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  • 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
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  • 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
  • I don't believe it! tells Victor
  • Another mile of the Stroudwater Canal in water

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