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Mercia wins its eighth Gold conservation award

MERCIA MARINA has won a Gold conservation award for the eighth year in a row from Professor David Bellamy.

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Published: 31 October 2018

Cycleway killed off angling

AS BOTH a boater and angler I cannot but agree with the sentiments of Graham Booth, writes Geoff Hutchins.

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Published: 30 October 2018

Reduction in anglers

I TOO, have noticed the reduction in the number of anglers on the towpath although it does not cause me the same concern as it does Mark Lloyd, writes Graham Booth.

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Published: 29 October 2018

Angling is dying out

 ANGLING is a dying pastime according to Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Angling Trust.

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Published: 29 October 2018

They were not forgotten

AS A tribute to boatmen who served in the forces and were killed, poppies are to be released from Anderton Boat Lift to commemorate.

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Published: 29 October 2018

Huddersfield Narrow re-opens

ENGINEERS have inspected the leaking lock on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and decided it is safe to use.

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Published: 29 October 2018

Clear-out starts at Bulbourne

THE clear-out of the machinery and materials at Bulbourne Workshops has at last begun, our 'Man on the Summit' reports.

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Published: 29 October 2018

RCR to rescue stranded cruisers in France

FOLLOWING the recent flash flooding in France, River Canal Rescue has been called upon to rescue stranded boats.

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Published: 28 October 2018

Is it another CaRT clanger?

I AM thinking that closing navigation on the Shroppie for six weeks to clean a bridge is another mis-information clanger from CaRT, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 26 October 2018

Why six weeks bridge closure?

IS THIS the first time we've heard of a bridge being cleaned let alone it possibly taking six weeks? asks Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 26 October 2018

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