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Lock open one hour a day

THE flight on the Rushall Canal where a lock beam was broken off will be open just one hour a day between 9am and 10pm for CaRT staff to work the lock for boaters.

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Published: 09 August 2014

Frustration and embarrassment

EARLY each year, Canal & River Trust (CaRT) and before it British Waterways blames nesting birds for its inability to deal with the very routine task of vegetation management, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 08 August 2014

Text reminders to overstayers

FOLLOWING on the scheme introduced on the Kennet & Avon Canal where boaters are being sent text messages when overstaying, the system is now being introduced in London.

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Published: 08 August 2014

Puppets on the L&L

BOATERS are being surprised at the crew of one particular narrowboat travelling on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
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Published: 08 August 2014

Leaving the waterways

THERE is little doubt that what Mick Fitzgibbons writes about older people on the waterways is very true, as over the past two months of extensive cruising the vast majority of boaters I have seen are obviously retired, writes James Henry.

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Published: 08 August 2014

NABO is not supporting CaRT mooring project

THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) comments in the July edition on the Towpath Mooring Project recently published by Canal & River Trust (CaRT).

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Published: 07 August 2014

Another lock beam breaks

YOU would think that the massive lock beams on the waterways would be impossible to fail, but yet another has broken off and closed a canal.

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Published: 07 August 2014

Dry dock rescued

IT WAS over 40 years ago that the dry dock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Burnley was last used, but it is now back in business.

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Published: 07 August 2014

Keeping the waterways alive

I THINK Mick Fitzgibbons (in 'An Epic Conundrum') has flagged up a very good point indeed, writes Suzanne McLeod.

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Published: 07 August 2014

Some get away with it

THERE are strong objections to boat traders who have obtained a licence to sell limited snacks and drinks to passing walkers and cyclists but now change their narrowboat to a broad beam and turned it into a full blown café even selling alcohol.

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Published: 07 August 2014

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