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Boaters cause damage

YES, boaters do cause damage to locks, writes Peter Earley.
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Published: 27 May 2015

Boats do cause damage

INTERESTING to read the comments about locks being damaged by boats. I can assure your correspondents that boats can and do cause a tremendous amount of damage to locks,  writes Richard Swan.

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Published: 27 May 2015

Are we allowed on duck lanes?

QUESTION: Can other towpath users use the duck lanes if no ducks are present? Asks Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 27 May 2015

Held up by bureaucracy

I THINK your readers may have missed the object of the move by Canal & River Trust to install duck lanes on the towpaths, writes Jimmy Lockwood.

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Published: 27 May 2015

More BWML diesel

BWML (British Waterways Marinas Ltd) is installing diesel pumps at both its Galgate Marina, near Lancaster and Ripon Racecourse Marina.

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Published: 27 May 2015

Two more lock closures today

IT MAY be the start of the season, when all should have been ready and prepared on the waterways, but alas, nothing could be further from the truth, with two more lock closures today (Tuesday).

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Published: 26 May 2015

More canoes for Grand Union

THE Canal & River Trust has provided a new canoe 'trail' on the on the Soar from Trent Lock to Narborough, to encourage more canoeists to the waterway.

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Published: 26 May 2015

Just an excuse

Just read James Henry's article about Canal & River Trust using us boaters as an excuse for its poor maintenance of locks, and he has hit the nail on the head.

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Published: 25 May 2015

Cyclist pushed into canal

A GANG of youths stopped a female cyclist who was riding on the towpath of the Regent's Canal and pushed her into the water.

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Published: 25 May 2015

A new excuse

I BELIEVE that Victor, like many others, has been conned by a new excuse from CaRT for its lack of maintenance, writes James Henry.

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Published: 25 May 2015

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