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Macclesfield breach repair hasn't held

THE Macclesfield Canal is very likely to be closed again—at the recently repaired breach, that has not held water.

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Published: 21 June 2016

Floods as well

It is not only the lock failures that cause us boaters problems (Another lock failure) and CaRT's protracted delays in getting anything done, but floods too, writes Karen Childs.

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Published: 20 June 2016

Air rifles on narrowboats

VICTOR asks in his column yesterday what people aboard narrowboats need air rifles for.  One word—rabbits! Writes Mark Eastmead.

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Published: 20 June 2016

Another lock failure

ANOTHER lock failure has closed a waterway, this time the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations.

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Published: 20 June 2016

Email: How wrong I was

I hope that you will include this email, I ask because others will not, but I was absolutely amazed when I got to the Calder & Hebble to discover that it was still closed.

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Published: 20 June 2016

More Padworth problems

FOR the third time in just six weeks the Kennet & Avon Canal is closed at Padworth Swing Bridge, it being out of order.

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Published: 17 June 2016

L&L open next Wednesday

IT IS expected that the repairs to Lock 46 on the Barrowford Flight on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will be completed by next Wednesday, and the waterway reopened.

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Published: 17 June 2016

Concern about drinking water supply

SUCH is the concern of the quality of the drinking water supply at Marsworth Wharf on the Grand Union Canal, that Canal & River Trust has closed the services.

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Published: 17 June 2016

Another sunken boat

A NARROWBOAT sank in the Soar yesterday (Thursday), the second this year.
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Published: 17 June 2016

Narrowboat for sale—with a problem

THERE is a 47ft Harborough Marine narrowboat for sale on eBay that at present has 36 bids with the highest at only £2,250.

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Published: 16 June 2016

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