AFTER many years of British Waterways stating it was liable for £2 millions for the repair of Sutton Swing Bridge on the Weaver, it has reneged, stating it is not liable, Tom Reynolds reveals.
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THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has issued a warning against swimming in rivers and canals during hot weather.
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THERE will be delays this coming week on the Trent & Mersey Canal due to 'essential maintenance'.
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NOW that we have Canal & River Trust in charge of our waterways, a number of enthusiasts in the North Wales and Borders Waterways area have taken the initiative to formally set up a group calling itself the Small Tasks Team Volunteers to make it work.
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BOATERS cruising either the Severn or Gloucester & Sharpness Canal in the past will have noticed the passenger paddle wheeler Oliver Cromwell plying its trade, but it is now up for sale.
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I can remember back to what may, in the future, be called the 'hiring heyday' during the period (say 2002 to 2006) when on the Trent & Mersey Canal around Fradley Junction it seemed every other boat was a hire boat, writes Ralph Freeman.
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BOAT hiring companies, are feeling the pinch of ever increasing prices, with Linda Andrews pointing out it is all very well suggesting that hire companies reduce their prices, but didn't all the boat builders go bust because they were all trying to compete for a dwindling market with ever-cheaper prices?
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FOR the fifth year in succession Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal is preparing to step back in time some 70 years to the days of the Second World War.
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Yesterday's local paper had a CART gem in it. It seems CART had a 'do' at the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct with the celebrations involving illuminating the aqueduct (very prettily) in multi-coloured lights, writes Ruth Cragg.
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