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Bridges should be rebuilt to modern standard

I SENT an email to CART some years ago regarding listed bridges carrying roads over our canals and also locks made from modern durable materials, writes Brian D Jarrett.

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Published: 17 January 2020

New railway station will brighten up canal corridor

IT IS not often we advocate new canal-side building, but one proposed in Birmingham would certainly brighten up one rather unexciting stretch, as Roger Fox relates.

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Published: 17 January 2020

Body in canal

THE body of a man was discovered in the Shropshire Union Canal yesterday morning.

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Published: 17 January 2020

Boat sinkings

AS MANY 'newby' boat owners and hirers are now planning their cruises for the year, it is perhaps time to consider the dangers of boating.

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Published: 17 January 2020

More volunteers wanted

THE Canal & River Trust is advertising for more volunteers to take over more jobs.

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Published: 16 January 2020

Taken a good decision

I WAS most pleased to read the article by Mike Daine, as it says what many believe, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 16 January 2020

Predicted the decline

I HAVE often read (in amazement, horror and amusement) your very informative web site, writes Mike Daine.

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Published: 15 January 2020

'White elephant' lock opens again

Three Mills Lock that has been closed for repairs since October 2017 has re-opened.

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Published: 15 January 2020

Still no repair for canal bridge

THE repairs to a bridge over the Grand Union Canal that was damaged in May last year have been put back again.

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Published: 15 January 2020

No end date for Caldon stoppage

IT WOULD seem that the Caldon Canal will be closed for some time.

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Published: 13 January 2020

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