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Macclesfield Canal re-opens—but...

MACCLESFIELD Canal that was closed on Wednesday was re-opened today, Saturday, but Canal & River Trust explain that it has only been partly successful in it repairs, that implies it could be closed again.

 

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Published: 05 May 2018

Do I need a 'bubble tester'?

AS A Gas Safe registered marine LPG installer, I frequently receive phone calls from boat owners asking me to fit a ‘bubble tester’ to their boats, writes Graham Freeman.

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Published: 04 May 2018

More new residential London moorings

CASHING in on the high living costs in the city, Canal & River Trust has gained permission for more residential moorings.

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Published: 04 May 2018

Now we know

THE stoppage on the Macclesfield Canal we now learn is an investigation.

But Canal & River Trust tells us that this is going slower than expected.  The waterway is of course still closed.

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Published: 04 May 2018

Niffany Swing Bridge breaks again

FOR the third time in ten months Niffany Swing Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is out of action.

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Published: 03 May 2018

Yet another stoppage excuse from CaRT

OVER the past few months we have witnessed a plethora of excuses from Canal & River Trust for stoppages, but they keep coming!

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Published: 03 May 2018

Boating on the Wilts & Berks

IT MAY be a massive undertaking, but the disused Wilts & Berks canal is slowly coming into use.

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Published: 03 May 2018

Skipton Waterway Festival

THIS Saturday will see the start of the big Bank Holiday weekend’s Skipton Waterway Festival.

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Published: 03 May 2018

Macclesfield Canal closed

TODAY (Wednesday) the Macclesfield Canal was closed between Bridges 38 and 39, adding to the list of unavigable canals, but with no reason whatsoever given by Canal & River Trust, Keith Gudgin tells us.

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Published: 02 May 2018

Boat broker gets fours years jail

A Nottingham boat broker has been jailed for four years for conning boaters out of their boats.

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Published: 02 May 2018

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