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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

'Slum boats' on the move again

THE 'slum boats' on the Thames that were moved from their mooring by the Environment Agency, then settled at Teddington Lock moorings, but are being moved again.

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Published: 01 March 2017

Better for cyclists

IT SEEMS that Canal & River Trust is promoting faster cycling on London towpaths, notwithstanding the clamour against it.

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Published: 01 March 2017

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