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Taken over

ANYONE attempting to find chandlers along the eastern part of the Trent & Mersey Canal can but wonder at their scarcity.

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Published: 26 August 2011

Email: Hirers and locks

We started as hirers before buying our own boat several years ago. What I remember most is that we were never shown how to operate a lock.

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Published: 25 August 2011

New hirers and locks

I READ with, absolute agreement, the comments in Richard Swan article (Loopy Learners) little knowing that by the end of the day we would have some first-hand experience of new hirers having problems at the first locks they encountered, writes contributor Roger Olver.

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Published: 25 August 2011

Vandals close Wigan locks—again

BOATERS were stuck  at Wigan on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal again this week after vandals once again emptied a pound.

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Published: 25 August 2011

Barge Bookshop banned

THE narrowboat Barge Bookshop that was featured in narrowboatworld last week is having problems trading in Bristol.

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Published: 24 August 2011

Drowned dog update

THE microchip in the dog that was dumped in the River Great Ouse near Chawston with concrete tied to its feet has revealed its history.
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Published: 24 August 2011

Concrete tied to drowned dog

A DOG has been found in the River Great Ouse with concrete blocks tied to its feet.

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Published: 24 August 2011

BW objects to marina

FAR away from the honey-pot sites, a developer wants to build a marina at Todmorden on the Rochdale Canal, but British Waterways objects.

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Published: 24 August 2011

Vandals attack Chesterfield Canal restoration

VANDALS are attacking the restoration of the Chesterfield Canal, draining pounds by actually opening lock gates.

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Published: 24 August 2011

Email: Continuous cruisers

I take issue with Richard Swan making assumptions about continuous cruisers as the article today suggests:

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Published: 24 August 2011

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