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Easter Boat Gathering

ONCE again the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port is to host its Easter Boat Gathering—its 40th.

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Published: 06 March 2017

Email: A simple way

There is a simple solution to deterring cycling at high speed on canal and river towing paths.

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Published: 06 March 2017

Correcting some of the impressions of the 'Narrow'

I AM writing as Chairman of Huddersfield Canal Society in response to your rather pessimistic article, records Alan Stopher.

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Published: 06 March 2017

Cutting London moorings

NOTWITHSTANDING that Canal & River Trust is 'looking at ways we can improve things through our London Mooring Strategy' to give more boat moorings, it is actually cutting them.

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Published: 06 March 2017

South Stratford closed until end of March

THE Canal & River Trust engineers have inspected the problems of the various locks on the South Stratford, and have decided to undertake the necessary repairs.

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Published: 03 March 2017

CaRT builds sensory garden with Gurkhas

THE Canal & River Trust has begun work on a new dementia sensory garden at Naburn Lock on the outskirts of York, with the help of Gurkha soldiers from nearby Imphal Barracks.

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Published: 03 March 2017

Leicester Marina back to full capacity

LEICESTER Marina on the Grand Union Canal North of the city is back to full capacity after a loss of berths owing to restoration work.

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Published: 03 March 2017

More development at Brentford

THERE is to be more apartments and penthouses wedged into the available space besides the Grand Union Canal at Brentford.

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Published: 02 March 2017

Major accolade for Dudley

THE Dudley Tunnel & Limestone Mines has received the national ‘Best Told Story' VisitEngland attraction accolade as part of VisitEngland's visitor attraction quality scheme.

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Published: 02 March 2017

A hole in the Rochdale

IT IS the turn of the Rochdale Canal to be closed again, and until further notice owing to loss of water.

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Published: 02 March 2017

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