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Another on the cill

THIS time there is a boat well and truly stuck in Ironbridge Lock at Rickmansworth on the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Another boat sinks in Dobcross lock

FOLLOWING the sinking of the narrowboat at lock 23A at Dobcross last month, yet another has been caught out and sunk in the same lock on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Scrap them both

THE Canal and River Trust (CaRT) should take note of of the recent All Party Parliamentary Group for Waterways (APPG Waterways) report and scrap its hated moorings auctions system and its Waterway Partnerships, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Another 'moorings' consultation

THE Canal & River Trust is inviting people to take part in a new consultation about how it sells its long-term moorings.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Positive volunteer experience

OUR experience of the volunteers, over the summer has been largely positive, writes Martin Howes.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Email: Can get Watermate keys

I really cannot see the problem. Watermate Keys and vandal keys have always been readily available from chandlers, local shops, waterway offices and adjacent businesses. I cannot recall ever having been asked if I am entitled to one.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Cannot be accurate

I WOULD suggest Paul Griffin is talking out of his stern tube. It doesn't matter whether the unit used by spotters is using GPS or not, (Is system fit for purpose?) writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 08 October 2014

Stop these idiots

THERE is a campaign underway—by students—to allow them to use Bristol Harbour for swimming!

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Published: 06 October 2014

Teenager drowns in Huddersfield Narrow

A TEENAGER was found in the Huddersfield Narrow Canal on Saturday, and was pronounced dead later at hospital.

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Published: 06 October 2014

Volunteer lock keepers at Atherstone

In defence of Atherstone Locks, we now have a team of 16 volunteer lock keepers having had six new persons join us in August and our rota shows the flight is manned every day with at least one and sometimes up to four on duty writes Roger Hart.

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Published: 06 October 2014

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  • 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
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  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed

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