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Wasting money again

IT'S BANK Holiday Monday and this morning two CaRT workers came along and fitted a sign onto the gate here at Fradley, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 01 June 2016

Good support for club's event

THE 51st rally of the Federation of Bridgewater Cruising Clubs was hosted by the Bridgewater Motor Boat Club this year and had good support and attendance, writes Hilary Foster.

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Published: 01 June 2016

Macclesfield will be closed for weeks

DISCOVERING that the bed of the Macclesfield Canal will also require repairs as well as the actual breach, has resulted in an announcement from Canal & River Trust that the repairs will take longer than first expected.
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Published: 01 June 2016

Which marina?

I HAVE been fascinated by the recent—no it's being going on for months—correspondence regarding the merits of Sawley and Mercia marinas, writes, Mike Stone.

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Published: 01 June 2016

You are satisfied

THE Canal & River Trust have produced statistics showing that boaters are more and more satisfied with the way it is looking after the waterways!

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Published: 30 May 2016

Highly toxic chemical being used

CONTRACTORS to Canal & River Trust, we have discovered, are using the highly toxic chemical, Monsanto's Roundup to spray around locks.

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Published: 30 May 2016

Making boaters aware

FIRE crews from all over the country are targeting boaters on the waterways this week as it is Boat Fire Safety Week.

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Published: 30 May 2016

Not so advantageous

WHILST your website was closed down, I took the opportunity to look back at various writings, with particular interest to Victor Swift's comments concerning the two marinas in which we have moored, writes Donna Ferguson.

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Published: 30 May 2016

Illuminated boats on Chesterfield Canal

AS PART of the Canal Festival on the Chesterfield Canal in Staveley, there will be a parade of illuminated boats tomorrow (Saturday 28th May).

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Published: 27 May 2016

Three sunk boats rescued in 24 hours

TWO boats caught on cills and sinking and a holed boat caused River Canal Rescue (RCR) to put its agreement with Canal & River Trust to the test when it rescued all three within 24 hours of the boats coming to grief.

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Published: 27 May 2016

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