THE steerer of a narrowboat attempting to turn on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Reading provided an interesting spectacle as it became completely wedged in what was obviously too short a space to turn.
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PLANK Lane Lift Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been beset with problems for years, (we ourselves once being stuck there!) and it is closed yet again.
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THE bridge over the entrance to the new White Mills Marina has now been opened, enabling the New Way footpath to also be opened once again.
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THE proposed banning orders being considered by the Oxford City Council concerning mooring and boats has prompted Bill Ridgeway to write:
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I FOUND your news that the Kennet & Avon Canal had been closed nine times in such a short time absolutely shocking, writes James Henry.
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THOUGH towpaths where obviously constructed for the use of horses, they are no longer allowed, with of course the exception of a traditional boat being pulled by one.
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OXFORD City Council plans to ban excessive noise, smoke and unauthorised mooring of boats from the city's waterways using 'Public Spaces Protection Orders' (PSPOs).
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THE cause of the closure on the Kennet & Avon Canal, is a broken pump at Bradford on Avon Lock, that cannot be repaired in situ, so there will be a delay in re-opening the navigation.
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QUICKLY following on from Victor's remarks this morning (Sunday) concerning the many stoppages on the Kennet & Avon and Huddersfield canals, it has just been announced that Loco Bridge on the Huddersfield Broad has failed.
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THE lack of maintenance these days not only causes the seemingly endless stoppages as the the waterway infrastructure fails, but allowing important warning signs to become unreadable puts boats in real danger.
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