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CaRT pushing for angling and canoeing

TASTER sessions are being organised by Canal & River Trust to get people to use its waterways for angling and canoeing.

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Published: 10 August 2017

Rain stopped play

THE plan by Canal & River Trust to overcome the stoppage at Crofton Flight was to have volunteers assisting through the locks but it did not work out as no volunteers arrived.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Men robbed and beaten on towpath

DURING just four days six men have been held up at knifepoint on the Lee towpath and not only robbed but beaten up.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Pop concert at Anderton

THERE is to be 'Summer Lift Off' concerts at Anderton Boat Lift this month featuring bands from the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Canal society takes 'village' for a cruise

MEMBERS of the Alvechurch Village Society have always shown interest in the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, so they were treated to a cruise on the waterway.

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Published: 09 August 2017

'Pea soup' cleared from the Lancaster Canal

THE hot weather has caused parts of the Lancaster Canal to turn into something resembling pea soup as it encourages the quick growth of duck weed.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Two more closures on Kennet & Avon Canal

THERE is once again the 'normal' closure of the Crofton Flight due to lack of water on the summit pound, that is usually caused by the pumps being unable to cope.

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Published: 09 August 2017

RSPCA blames boater over injured swan

A SWAN injured by a narrowboat's propeller on the Trent & Mersey at Nantwich has caused the RSPCA tro warn boaters to take care.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Nothing there of interest

I DON'T know how they managed 50,000 visitors a year to Standedge Visitor Centre as there is nothing there of interest except a video about the canal and its restoration that lasts about 20 minutes, write Fabia Greaterex.

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Published: 07 August 2017

Fence erected where boy drowned

A FENCE is being erected at the weir on the Trent by Beeston Marina after a boy drowned after entering the water.

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Published: 07 August 2017

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