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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

Another L&L marina

BRITISH Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) is to develop Pennington Wharf Marina on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Leigh.

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Published: 27 May 2016

Walk for charity

A WALK along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (Mon & Brec) is being organised by St David's Hospice Care to raise funds for the charity.

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Published: 27 May 2016

Rochdale closed for foreseeable future

THOUGH it was five months ago that the floods caused havoc on the Rochdale Canal, the latest information from CaRT is that it still cannot give a date when the navigation will re-open.

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Published: 26 May 2016

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