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Trip boat skipper fell asleep causing £1.6m damage

THE skipper of a trip boat on the Thames fell asleep at the wheel crashing the boat into a Thames pontoon.

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Published: 29 January 2020

Possibility of more cash for Montgomery restoration

 WITH the Montgomery Canal restoration being a cross border project there is the possibility of more cash.

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Published: 29 January 2020

Coxhead still closed

COXHEAD Swing Bridge (20) on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has not been repaired.

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Published: 29 January 2020

No marina for Middlewich

MIDDLEWICH Town Council believe that including a marina in a masterplan is no more than a carrot to get planning permission passed for houses.

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Published: 27 January 2020

Drone used for river rescues

BOTH the police and fire services in Nottinghamshire are now using a drone to locate people in the Trent.

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Published: 27 January 2020

Moorings already there

THE moorings shown in the artist's impression (Decade old waterfront scheme resurrected) of the development at Wishbech are already there.

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Published: 27 January 2020

Victor: 'Blue badges' for continous cruisers!

IT WOULD seem that Canal & River Trust has given up on chasing continuous cruisers—that don't.

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Published: 26 January 2020

Canal bridge to be replaced

ONE canal bridge at least will no longer be damaged by vehicles as it is being replaced.

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Published: 24 January 2020

Boy failed to jump lock and died

A BOY attempted to jump a lock on the Ashton Canal, but failed and died.

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Published: 24 January 2020

Arley Aqueduct 'leaking'

ARLEY Aqueduct on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is reported as 'leaking'.

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Published: 24 January 2020

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