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Sheffield Swingbridge fails again and again

WE HAVE lost count of how many times Sheffield Swingbridge on the Kennet & Avon Canal has been out of action—three times this week alone!

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Published: 19 May 2017

No Bridgewater charge for CaRT boaters visiting events

THE Canal & River Trust has managed to persuade the Bridgewater Canal Company to allow free passage both ways for its (CaRT's) customers to travel the Bridgewater Canal to visit events.

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Published: 18 May 2017

Canal shop owner jailed for sexually assaulting women

THE man who ran the Canal Shop Online and the chandlery at Hillmorton, Richard Saillet, has been jailed for eight years convicted of sexually assaulting elderly women in their homes.

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Published: 18 May 2017

Lost Leeds & Liverpool Canal milepost recovered

A MISSING milepost from the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been rescued from a railway memorabilia auction and restored to its rightful place on the towpath in Church.

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Published: 18 May 2017

Plan to restore Bow Back Rivers

THE installation of massive double radial lock gates at Carpenters Road Lock in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park makes way for the eventual restoration of the Bow Back Rivers.

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Published: 18 May 2017

Burnt-out canalside pub to be rebuilt

THE Grill & Grain that was destroyed by fire (Canalside pub destroyed)  at Riley Green on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is to be re-built.

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Published: 18 May 2017

Boat on cill traps two

IT REQUIRED two fire crews to rescue an elderly couple from a hire boat that caught on the cill of a Grindley Brook lock on the Llangollen Canal.

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Published: 17 May 2017

EA stoppage notice 11 years late!

THERE is one thing in Canal & River Trust's favour that it does tell us of its stoppages in time, but not so it appears the Environment Agency, as it has just issued one 11 years late!

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Published: 17 May 2017

More moorings on the Avon

PERSHORE on the Avon is a favourite staying place for boaters on the Avon, with nearby facilities and attractive walks, and now there is more handy moorings.

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Published: 17 May 2017

White Mills facilities building started

WHITE Mills Marina has started work on its brand new purpose built facilities building, with work now well underway.

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Published: 17 May 2017

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