THE severe weather over last week has caused a delay in the reopening of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal.
It will not now be re-opened until Tuesday 20th March, but will be in time for Easter, Keith Gudgin tells us. The closure of the waterway in early January was caused by leakage at Minworth, with the flight being closed.
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AS EXPECTED, the teenager Charlie Pope that narrowboatworld reported having drowned in the Rochdale 'Nine' had been drinking up to 2.30am and stumbled into the waterway and drowned.
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YESTERDAY the Trent, being fed by the melting snow of the Pennines via the Derwent was well in flood.
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THE long running controversy over broad beam boat licensing has been settled—they will pay more.
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THE two swing bridges, New Lane Swing Bridge (20) and Niffany Swing Bridge (175)on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal that were broken have been repaired and the navigation open.
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JOURNALIST Louise Burke thought she would try living on a narrowboat during winter, and found it too cold!
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THIS spectacular picture by Charles Ward Photography of White Mills Marina on the Nene well illustrates the state of marinas all over the country during last week when a late winter took over.
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THE search for 19 years old Charlie Pope came to a tragic end when police discovered his body in the Rochdale Canal.
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IF YOU would like to experience the River Great Ouse in Bedford, the John Bunyan Boat Team have now published their cruise programme on the river for the 2018 season.
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THE police in Ilkeston checking a car's numberplate realised it was false and gave chase.
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