IT IS with great sadness that I'm writing this article following the sudden death of Roger Pickett, 'Our Pam's' husband, at the tragically early age of 55, writes Ralph Freeman.
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ALTHOUGH there are improvements to be seen around the canal network, I think most of us would say that on the whole, the network is in a state of decline, writes Glen Summers.
THE Huddersfield Narrow Canal was closed yesterday, Tuesday, at Wharf Cottage Lock (13W) at Micklehurst.
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THE licence plates of the narrowboat stolen from Mercia Marina have been found discarded by the Atherstone Flight on the Coventry Canal, but the boat has still not been traced.
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AFTER obtaining a court order against illegally moored boats on the Thames, they have been ordered to leave.
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THE Grantham Canal Society has enjoyed the services of the volunteers at four Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) camps during July, whose ages range from 18 to 80, and have rebuilt the brick walls at Lock 15 at an astonishing rate—almost faster than the Grantham Canal Society (GCS) regular teams could pour the concrete!
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A MAN is intent upon pulling his 45ft narrowboat 10 miles along the Bridgewater Canal to raise funds for charity.
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Firstly, my sympathies go out to Allan Green's mother and family in such tragic circumstances, writes Kevin McNiff.
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THE scientists of the Wellcome Trust at Euston believe that as they have seen ducks eating duckweed it could be the new super-food and want to propagate it on the Regents Canal!
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