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Start on the 'hole' repair

THE day after narrowboatworld (Still looking into the hole) stated that silence still surrounded  Canal & River Trust's closure of the Trent & Mersey Canal at Dutton, an update was eventually published.

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Published: 21 January 2015

Tracker must have conditions

I WOULD join you in having a tracker fitted but there would have to be conditions. It must not be the only thing that defines mooring times, distances travelled etc writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 21 January 2015

Should fit a tracker

I FULLY agree with Peter's suggestion that every licenced boat on the system should have a tracker fitted. To quote the words of a prime minister 'anyone who has a problem with that, has a problem'.

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Published: 20 January 2015

Lorry in Mongomery Canal

THOUGH we often have cars in our waterways, this time a loaded articulated lorry has overturned into the Montgomery Canal near Abermule.

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Published: 20 January 2015

Deterioration blamed for lock failure

AT LAST Canal & River Trust have blamed lack of maintenance as the reason for a lock failure on the Staffs & Worcs at Kinver.

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Published: 20 January 2015

A continuous pattern

HAVING read narrowboatworld over the years, a continuous pattern emerges. First we hear about the state of the system and the lack of maintenance. As the boating season starts, we hear about continuous cruisers, overstaying moorers, speeding boaters, licence dodgers and cyclists, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 20 January 2015

Voles must mate first

A CAMPAIGN backed by a local councillor to upgrade a section of the Oxford Canal towpath into a cycle track has been delayed so as to avoid the vole mating season.

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Published: 20 January 2015

Indefinite bridge closure

NO OPENING date can be given for the failed Wood End Lift Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal that was damaged earlier this month.

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Published: 20 January 2015

Dutch invaders

THERE has been much speculation in the newspapers, radio, television and various political parties about a potential invasion of humanity from Eastern Europe, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 20 January 2015

Still looking into the hole

SILENCE now surrounds Canal & River Trust's closure of the Trent & Mersey Canal at Dutton (Dutton has leaked since being repaired), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 19 January 2015

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