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Unreliable control

THE new policy [in Harecastle Tunnel] puts me in mind of the original (time interval) control of trains on railways, writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 26 October 2020

Drunk e-scooter riders on Birmingham towpaths

A GRAND scheme to hire out e-scooters in Birmingham has been drastically cut.

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Published: 26 October 2020

Major restoration project starts on Wey & Arun Canal

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust has begun work on a major restoration project in a bid to resurrect the abandoned canal.

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Published: 26 October 2020

Victor: What a difference

IT TAKES some believing that workers can drop a gate in a lock, then walk away leaving boaters stranded for over a week.

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Published: 25 October 2020

More online booking for boaters

THE Canal & River Trust is making passage through more staffed locks and tunnels, etc  available online.

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Published: 25 October 2020

Not surprised at standard of work

SO those who managed to accidentality drop a gate into a lock have closed a flight for over a week, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 23 October 2020

Should re-employ skilled workers

IS LOCK 1 out of action as well as Lock 2 [on Atherstone Flight]? Asks Alan Baker.

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Published: 23 October 2020

A 'positive future'?

HOW sad it has become, the Canal & River Trust taking over from British Waterways Board promising a positive future for our inland waterways, writes Brian D Jarrett.

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Published: 23 October 2020

Harecastle rules will kill hire boating

IT DID NOT say in the article if it was one boat at a time or a batch of boats [through Harecastle Tunnel], writes Alan Baker.

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Published: 23 October 2020

Comorants pinching the trout at low reservoir

THERE are some very upset anglers who fish the Grand Union Canal reservoirs.

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Published: 23 October 2020

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  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • 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
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  • CafĂ© turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
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  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
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  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
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  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
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