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Mercia slowly coming back to life

THE many shops at Marcia Marina that were closed due to the lockdown are slowly starting to reopen as restrictions are lifted.

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Published: 02 June 2020

Three closed canals will be fully open but with restrictions

THE Canal & River Trust regrets to confirm that navigation opportunities along the Leeds & Liverpool, Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals this summer will be restricted.

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Published: 02 June 2020

Boater evicted by Droitwich Marina for upholding Cororavirus rules

MY NAME is Sandra, I am a single woman, living full time on my boat, moored at Droitwich Marina for five years, writes Sandra Burgess.

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Published: 01 June 2020

Where has the water gone?

I HAVE seen information indicating that in 1824, 291 boats were loaded at Bugsworth Basin in a four-week period, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 01 June 2020

More towpath attacks

ADDING to the spate of recent towpath attacks there have been a further two on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 01 June 2020

And still they fail

BACK issues of narrowboatworld show 10 articles concerning failures of the pumps at Tinsley on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire navigation.

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Published: 01 June 2020

Victor: Leeds & Liverpool Canal open tells CaRT

A STOPPAGE Notice from Canal & River Trust on Friday blithely proclaimed that from tomorrow, 1st June, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will be—'Navigation: Open'.

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Published: 31 May 2020

Erewash Canal claims another victim

A BODY was pulled from the Erewash Canal yesterday (Thursday) by the police.

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Published: 29 May 2020

Gave a different picture

THAT was hard going from Allan Richards about Todbrook Reservoir, but pleased someone had the guts to tell it, writes Duncan Naylor.

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Published: 29 May 2020

Poor prospect for the northern canals

 THE Canal & River Trust tells us that longer journeys can commence on your boat after 1st June.

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Published: 29 May 2020

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