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£1m Lapworth project decimated

IT WAS just about a year ago that Canal & River Trust's (CaRT) Trustee John Dodwell was telling us how great it was to be a charity and that certainty of funding meant that £1m would be spent on 20 locks on the Lapworth Flight in 2013/14.

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Published: 31 October 2013

Disused locks to be unearthed

A SCHEME is in progress to unearth the old lock flight in Falkirk that were superseded by the Falkirk Wheel.
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Published: 31 October 2013

Objections to canal-side development

USING the slogan that a new massive development in Banbury will 'make the Oxford Canal an attractive destination', developers want to convince the locals it is a good thing.

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Published: 31 October 2013

Drowned student on drugs and alcohol

THE student who was found in January drowned in the Bridgewater Canal in Manchester (Body found in canal) was  high on drugs and alcohol, and had been ejected from a club.

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Published: 30 October 2013

Boat stuck on Cromwell Weir

A SINGLE-HANDED narrowboat lost its power and drifted onto Cromwell Lock at the head of the tidal Trent yesterday (Tuesday), recognised as the weir carrying the most water in the country.

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Published: 30 October 2013

Crack-down on unlicenced boats

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) announced today (Wednesday) that it has removed 24 unlicenced boats from its waterways within the past few months.

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Published: 30 October 2013

No river festival at Stratford

THOUGH the Inland Waterways Association proposed to help with a River Festival for the Avon at Stratford next year, it has been decided there will not be one, but it will support the town's anniversary celebrations instead.

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Published: 30 October 2013

Trip boat to aid restoration

A TUG purchased from Canal & River Trust (CaRT) by the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust (SNCT) will be used next year to tow a trip boat to raise funds for restoration.

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Published: 30 October 2013

Calendar to raise funds

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust have published a calendar for 2014 to help the Trust to raise funds, allowing people to enjoy a new view of the waterway every month.

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Published: 30 October 2013

DUCKS could be banned

THE Amphibious landing craft, DUCKS, used as trip boats could be banned as there are problems affecting buoyancy, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have discovered.

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Published: 30 October 2013

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