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King's Orchard progress

THOUGH the building of King's Orchard Marina on the Coventry Canal has been somewhat hit and miss, the latest progress is the completion of the bridge over the entrance.

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Published: 22 November 2012

Taking action

THE 48 hour moorings at Lower Heyford on the Oxford Canal are a honeypot site, being so close to the railway station which has a car park without charges, so we get more than our fair share of overstayers, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 22 November 2012

Making sense of the potty poetry

THE Canal & River Trust open day at Hillmorton Locks on the Oxford Canal on Sunday to witness 'history in the making' was a disappointment with less than 150 attending, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 21 November 2012

Marinas—still they come

ANOTHER new marina is in the offing—at Ivinghoe on the Grand Union Canal below Pitstone Wharf.

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Published: 21 November 2012

Illegal fishing in Nene

THE Peterborough and District Angling Association members are worried that their sport is in danger as many people were regularly taking fish home to eat.

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Published: 21 November 2012

Bulholme Lock proved popular

BULHOLME Lock on the Aire & Calder Navigation proved a popular attraction on Sunday when it was open to the public whilst drained.

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Published: 21 November 2012

Sorry!

SO MUCH crucial news on narrowboatworld recently has created a great deal of email activity, so regrettably they are not being attended to as quickly as normal.

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Published: 21 November 2012

Cash wanted for the Llangollen

THE Canal & River Trust states it is hoping to raise £3,000 to carry out a project along the Press [Prees] Branch of the Llangollen Canal, that is situated between Whitchurch and Ellesmere.

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Published: 21 November 2012

Email: Taken to task

Regarding Damian Kemp's [Boating Communications Manager at Canal & River Trust] assertion that: 'We may also contact a marina, which is legal through the Data Protection Act S.35(2). This is all we have done in this case'.
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Published: 21 November 2012

CaRT Facebook post deleted

NOTWITHSTANDING the comment from a spokesman from CaRT that its Facebook posts are not deleted, another one has been.
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Published: 19 November 2012

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