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The 'hounding' of boaters

I THOUGHT you may like to know that the 'watermate' key no longer operates some services, writes Jim Cracken.

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Published: 25 April 2019

Broken Swing bridge closes L&L for 'several weeks'

THE damage to Coxhead's Swing Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has closed it for 'several weeks' says Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 25 April 2019

More misinformation

I JUST cannot understand Canal & River Trust's stoppage notice concerning Coxhead's [Swing] Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool, writes Helen Cripps.

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Published: 25 April 2019

Man dies in Leeds & Liverpool Canal

THE police were alerted to a car in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Appley, discovering a body.

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Published: 25 April 2019

Still they fail...

MOST of you will have seen out reports of the 'repaired' locks on the Leicester Section having to be attended to again—yet it still continues.

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Published: 24 April 2019

The mess that is Aston Lock

AFTER three months work on the Aston Broad Lock it leaks worse than ever and has a paddle not working!

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Published: 24 April 2019

Canoeist dies in Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race

THE tough canoe race from Devizes to Westminster has claimed its first victim.

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Published: 24 April 2019

It's started—Rochdale already closed through lack of water

LAST year was the worst ever for closures of the northern canals, and it looks like it will be the same again, with the Rochdale Canal closed yesterday.

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Published: 22 April 2019

David: Spring cruise

OUR Spring cruise has taken us up the Grand Union via Hatton, down the South Stratford and then down the Avon.

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Published: 22 April 2019

Victor: Not looking good

FOR many boaters this week-end is the start of their boating season, but alas, things are not looking too good.

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Published: 21 April 2019

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