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Interest in Wendover Arm

THE Wendover Arm Trust (WAT) organised a Walk & Talk for members of the Watford & District Industrial History Society, with some 20 people walking along to Tringford Pumping Station where John Kearsey of CaRT gave a slide show and guided tour, writes Peter Lloyd.

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Published: 01 September 2014

Taxi in a hurry

A TAXI driver was in so much of a hurry that he risked going under a falling barrier of a mechanical canal swing bridge and was stuck on the bridge as it swung open.

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Published: 01 September 2014

What an idiot

A THIEF who was wanted in connection with arson, made his getaway on a cruiser on the Kennet & Avon Canal—up the Caen Hill Flight!

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Published: 30 August 2014

Only ourselves to blame

IN REPLY to the article written by Ralph Freeman. For once I strongly disagree with his article regarding mink, writes Peter Ponting.
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Published: 30 August 2014

Boat fired in marina

A CRUISER was torched at the new Islington Marina, at the junction of the Rochdale and Ashby canals in Manchester.

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Published: 29 August 2014

NBTA against new rules

THE National Bargee Travellers Association, (NBTA) has accused Canal & River Trust (CaRT) of publishing maps that defy law and geography.

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Published: 29 August 2014

Bridge needed attention

The photograph by Mike Todd of the failed abutment of Bridge 215 on the Oxford Canal certainly shows that work was needed.

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Published: 29 August 2014

Lock gates falling apart

THOUGH Canal & River Trust tend to blame vandals for lock beams breaking, many boaters are aware that it is because they are rotten and need replacing.

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Published: 29 August 2014

What about the mink?

ONE of the by-products of living on a narrowboat long term is that you notice trends. Whether that is in terms of boat numbers, mooring patterns, or indeed wildlife populations you can't help but notice year-on-year changes. Regular readers will know I've written about the former on several occasions but not the latter, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 29 August 2014

Boats not responsible

I'M AFRAID I cannot agree that boaters are solely responsible for the bridge collapse on the Oxford, writes Keith Gudgin.
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Published: 28 August 2014

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