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Victor: Not so good

BETWEEN them, British Waterways and Canal & River Trust have not shown much aptitude in their choice of investments.

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Published: 03 March 2019

Chesterfield Canal talk at the Winding Wheel


WRITER and historian John Lower will be giving a talk at the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield about the History and Restoration of the Chesterfield Canal.

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Published: 01 March 2019

Bridge weight limit upsets transport businesses

TRANSPORT businesses around Leighton Buzzard are up in arms that a weight limit is being put on a Grand Union Canal bridge.

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Published: 01 March 2019

Church Minshull wins again

CHURCH Minshull Aqueduct Marina has again come first in the Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA) Marina of the Year Awards.

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Published: 01 March 2019

Will the ' Dreaded Aston' be finally put right?

WORK is well in progress on what has become about the worst lock on the system to operate—the broad Aston Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal.

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Published: 28 February 2019

Leaking seal caused Anderton closure

CANAL & River Trust opened up the Anderton Lift to the public over the weekend of February 16/17, writes Peter Lloyd.

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Published: 28 February 2019

Chester gates installation running late

VISITED the staircase locks in Chester on Tuesday to see the new gates being installed, writes Peter LLoyd.

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Published: 28 February 2019

Calder & Hebble closed

THE Calder & Hebble Navigation was closed today at Thomes Lock 27.

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Published: 27 February 2019

Did not want to live in a narrowboat

IT CAN be expected that most people living in boats do so from choice, but one couple certainly did not.

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Published: 27 February 2019

Rubbish facility relocated

THOUGHT you might like to advise your readers that the rubbish area at Hawkesbury Junction has been relocated to inside of the services building, writes Alan Deane.

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Published: 27 February 2019

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