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This is getting ridiculous

IT TAKES some believing but the Leeds & Liverpool has yet another swing bridge failure!

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Published: 10 May 2018

Two repaired—another broken on L&L

THE two broken swing bridges on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal have been repaired but another is out of action!

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Published: 09 May 2018

Surprise, surprise—a leaking lock!

THE poor Huddersfield Narrow Canal is to be closed yet again—the fourth time this year!

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Published: 09 May 2018

London Marathon cheat steals narrowboat

THE man who stole a London Marathon runner's number after he collapsed towards the end of the race went on to steal his narrowboat.

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Published: 09 May 2018

David: Congratulations due

THIS is probably giving a hostage to fortune.

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Published: 07 May 2018

Two Leeds & Liverpool closures today

TWO more closures on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal have been announce today, Monday.

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Published: 07 May 2018

Insurance problem

I am living on my narrowboat in France and am currently insured by Towergate, writes Tony Littlejohn.

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Published: 07 May 2018

Victor: CaRT into development again

NOTWITHSTANDING the massive losses from developments in the past, Canal & River Trust are into it again.

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Published: 06 May 2018

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

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Latest

  • Deeply regret but illness causes lack of publication
  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed

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