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A FURTHER section of the Chesterfield Canal, in Staveley, has been restored, and in use for boat trips.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Mr Asbo has arthritis

THE most famous swan on the waterways—Mr Asbo—is now in a wild life centre being treated for arthritis.
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Published: 17 August 2011

Boat used for patient

AFTER dashing over a mile to attend to a man who had collapsed on the towpath, the rather shattered ambulance crew had a boater transport their patient to the waiting ambulance.

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Published: 17 August 2011

Derby Canal gets go-ahead

LOCAL councillors have voted unanimously for the plan to restore the Derby to Sandiacre Canal, but there is little knowledge of where the money to do so will come from.

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Published: 15 August 2011

Vandals drain reservoir

AS THOUGH it is not bad enough the drought and leakages affecting water levels, vandals have now drained Fens Pool Reservoir.

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Published: 15 August 2011

Impressed by BW staff

The Oxford has come in for a lot of comment recently, and I came over the summit last Sunday and whilst the opening hours were longer than at present things were still a bit of a challenge, writes Kathryn Doddington.

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Published: 15 August 2011

Email: Dismayed at cyclist

I write in response to Geoff Bennett's email 'Boaters Off'. I would just like to say, as a cyclist myself, how dismayed I am at the attitude displayed by the young female cyclist he encountered.

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Published: 15 August 2011

Email: Not surprised at water shortage

Having just read the latest issue of narrowboatworld I was not surprised to read of the water shortage problem. When was the last time British Waterways dredged its reservoirs?

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Published: 15 August 2011

New hope for Sheffield Basin

THE failed council plans to regenerate Sheffield Basin on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation are being taken up by a private company.

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Published: 15 August 2011

The Book Boat

WE HAVE plenty of narrowboats selling various items, with the Cheese Boat and the Fudge Boat being the two most well know, but a little known one is the Book Boat.

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Published: 15 August 2011

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  • Keadby Lock is still closed
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  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
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  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock

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