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Another blockage to go on Montgomery Canal

VOLUNTEERS from the Waterway Recovery Group will be returning for the last time to the railway embankment which blocks the Montgomery Canal at Pant, near Llanymynech.

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Published: 07 July 2017

People marooned on Anderton Boat Lift

THE good news is that this morning, Thursday, at 11am the Anderton Boat Lift re-opened once again, but the bad news was that 33 people were marooned when it broke on Sunday.

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Published: 06 July 2017

Leaking lock drains Regent's pound

THE leaking Acton's Lock (7) on the Regents Canal has drained the pound, with further leakages causing low water levels along 26 miles between Camden and Cowley.

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Published: 06 July 2017

Trading boats welcome at Sawley Market

THERE is the opportunity for trading boats to do business at the annual Sawley Autumn Market later this year.

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Published: 06 July 2017

Two charged after body found in canal

TWO men have been charged with the murder of another man after pushing him off a canal bridge.

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Published: 06 July 2017

Mercia is at it again!

PiazzaMerciaALREADY well established as the marina with the most facilities, Mercia Marina is 'at it again' with yet another massive development, giving even more facilities for boaters and the public alike.

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Published: 05 July 2017

CaRT paying for blatant Guardian features

TWO boaters brought our attention to the various Canal & River Trust features in the Guardian, but what we did not at first realise was they were not actual real news items at all but sheer propaganda by the Trust itself—and paid for!

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Published: 05 July 2017

Peak Forest closed again

THE peak Forest is not doing too well these days, being closed in April, then in May and now again today. all of course due to failures of one sort or another.

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Published: 05 July 2017

No terrorists at Stratford Festival

NOTWITHSTANDING the increased security at the ninth annual Stratford River Festival, there was no terrorist alert.

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Published: 05 July 2017

Macclesfield still leaking

THE Canal & River Trust have admitted that the 'leak' in the Macclesfield Canal near Bollington has 'become substantially worse', so the boats moored nearby have been moved away and the moorings closed.

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Published: 05 July 2017

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