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Festival on the South Pennine Ring

A FESTIVAL is planned for the South Pennine Ring during this month and November, with the aim of building stronger links with communities along the canal corridors, Lynn Pegler writes.

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Published: 15 October 2014

Calor cylinder deterioration

CALOR Gas Ltd, through the Boat Safety Scheme, is alerting boaters to the immediate product recall on all 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured between 2008 and 2011 inclusive, following concerns regarding the potential deterioration of the cylinder.

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Published: 15 October 2014

Elusive volunteers

I FEEL I have to agree with David Hymers about the number of lock keeper volunteers working the locks, writes Philip Drew.

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Published: 15 October 2014

Death was carbon monoxide poisoning

IT SEEMS the police were too hasty in arresting a man over the death of a woman on a narrowboat moored on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. (Man arrested for 'narrowboat' death).

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Published: 13 October 2014

More lost to development

A TWO acres canal wharf in the historic City of Lancaster in proximity to prime tourist locations, has been sold off for luxury housing development, writes Eric Weiss.

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Published: 13 October 2014

That's a big 'un!

IN ADDITION to the usual array of bikes, shopping trolleys and the like, the draining of part of the Regent's Canal at Limehouse gave up something of a monster.
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Published: 13 October 2014

Where does management lie?

TONY Dunkley being denied access to the Meadow Lane Wharf on the Trent, by Stuart Garner of CaRT's enforcement team, the wharf on which his commercial boat was moored has raised a question for me, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 13 October 2014

Victor: Out with 'em

I JUST have to ask, but does the return of a measly £25,000 for an outlay of just under one and half million quid sound like a good investment to you?

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Published: 12 October 2014

Woman in canal to escape knife attacker

IT WOULD seem that these days people walking the towpaths have to be very much alert, as the latest is a man with a knife threatening towpath walkers, with one woman jumping into the canal to escape.

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Published: 11 October 2014

Assisted passage on 'Narrow'

WORK is continuing on the repair of the quadrant of  Lock 31 on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal (Huddersfield closed again) that should be open today (Saturday).

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Published: 11 October 2014

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  • The trust is taking on commission reccommendations
  • Birmingham summer gathering of boats
  • Lack of oxygen kills Kennet & Avon Canal fish
  • Staffs & Worcs closed until May
  • Open Day to review Chesterfield Canal Lock repair
  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed

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