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Another waterway closed indefinitely

THE Canal & River Trust has discovered that following detailed inspection of Lock 15 on the Marple Flight it will be a 'significant and complex project' to repair, with the Peak Forest Canal closed indefinitely.

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Published: 29 September 2017

Boost for Sankey Canal restoration

THE  Sankey Canal Restoration Society has had a boost to the restoration of the Sankey Canal with various councils teaming up to help restore the navigation to full use.

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Published: 29 September 2017

Sprats and mackerels

IF WHEN seizing Pearl, Geoff Meyers boat, Canal & River Trust was using this as a ‘sprat to catch a mackerel’ i.e. to fire a warning shot across the bows of any who would dare to flout its own ‘guidance’, then it has I think proved to be a very expensive ‘sprat’ indeed, writes Pam Picket.

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Published: 29 September 2017

River Canal Rescue wants your vote

THE River Canal Rescue (RCR) is asking people to vote online for the company and help it win the People’s Choice category at this year’s Midlands Family Business Awards.

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Published: 29 September 2017

Remarkable charity achievement for marina

THE raising of money for charity by Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina is really remarkable having raised over £17,000 for charity during the past six years.

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Published: 29 September 2017

Volunteers doing their best at Foxton

I TOO was attempting to get up the Foxton  Flight on that week-end of the festival there, and it was a shambles, writes Kelvin Townsend.

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Published: 29 September 2017

David: Cruising the Mon and Brec

IN ACCORDANCE with our policy of accessing those parts of the system we cannot reach in our own boat we have just come back from a week on the Mon and Brec in a hire boat.

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Published: 28 September 2017

A tough lot at Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina

THEY  are certainly tough staff at Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina, competing in Tough Mudder raising money for Anne’s Wish Muscular Dystrophy charity.

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Published: 28 September 2017

Would be handy for Crofton

HIDDEN at Canary Wharf there is what seems to be a massive power plant, but is something that would be very handy indeed for the ever failing water level on the Kennet & Avon Canal summit pound, Kevin Too reports.

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Published: 28 September 2017

Here we go again

A MAN falls into the Sheffield waterway after a night out, and once again comes calls for it to be fenced off.

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Published: 27 September 2017

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