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It's more than a billion Victor, it's six!

FOLLOWING Victor's revelation that active use of the waterways and the towpaths saves the NHS £1.1 billion, there is more, writes T Lang.

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Published: 21 November 2022

Not surprised at the claim

I WAS not at all surprised to read that CaRT believed it saved the NHS over a billion pounds, writes Duncan Peters.

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Published: 21 November 2022

Vandalism still the preferred excuse!

THE Lee Navigation is closed at  Rammey Marsh Lock (12) which is out of action and the navigation closed.

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Published: 21 November 2022

Victor reveals CaRT wants us to believe it saves the NHS over a billion pounds!

FOR the first time ever, just one subject from me, showing the lengths Canal & River Trust is going to attempt to impress.

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Published: 19 November 2022

Extending the 'Don't Drink and Drown' campaign

THE Royal Lifesaving Society UK has this year extended its annual Don’t Drink and Drown campaign to cover the FIFA World Cup tournament.

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Published: 19 November 2022

The 'Wink' blinked again

THE Winkwell Swing Bridge on the Grand Union Canal has failed again.

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Published: 19 November 2022

The Fabric Bug for Mercia

THE Fabric Bug, a family run business specializing in embroidered personalised fabric gifts for children, is to open at Mercia Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal.

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Published: 18 November 2022

Body discovered in the Avon

A BODY has been discovered in the Avon, concluding the search for a missing man.

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Published: 18 November 2022

The 'proper attention' to the swing bridge did not last

IN MARCH of this year after many failures, Selby Swing Bridge received 'proper attention' to solve its recurring problem.

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Published: 18 November 2022

Those protruding bolts

I WAS most pleased to read about the protruding bolts on the side of the cut at that lift bridge [Bridge 2 Prees Branch], writes Julie Warne.

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Published: 17 November 2022

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  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
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  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
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  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
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