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£152,000 dredging for wildlife on non-navigable canal

THE Canal & River Trust is spending £152,000 on dredging part of the unused section of the Pocklington Canal for the benefit of its wildlife.

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Published: 15 November 2017

Environment Agency boat charges will be above inflation

THE Environment Agency is to increase its boat charges at above the rate of inflation, it states to make charging simpler.

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Published: 15 November 2017

More awards for River Canal Rescue

THOUGH we are somewhat indifferent to the many awards that are these days given out for very little, we really must make an exception with River Canal Rescue.

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Published: 15 November 2017

A week to move sunken boat

THE sunken boat near Woodley Footbridge on the Peak Forest Canal has now been removed from the waterway.

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Published: 15 November 2017

Why not actual notices telling of stoppages?

ONCE again boaters are being thwarted by the Canal & River Trust policy of its reliance on its stoppages notices on the internet rather than physical notices that boaters can see.

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Published: 14 November 2017

No 'freeby' winter moorings at Atherstone

NICE one about the 'continuous moorers' having their freeby winter mooring removed at Atherstone. Oh dear, my heart bleeds for them, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 13 November 2017

CaRT—a comic opera?

The article 'The excuses—for doing nothing' reminds me of part of the lyric from Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe.

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Published: 13 November 2017

The excuses—for doing nothing

WHAT point is there in lengthy winter works consultations when so many of the needed repairs are then cancelled? Asks John Coxon.

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Published: 13 November 2017

Continuous moorers upset

I have just met a couple of continuous moorers, who are most upset at not being able to moor at Atherstone [Coventry Canal] for a couple of months, writes Sid Haworth.

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Published: 13 November 2017

Commercial fly tipping more prevalent

WITH the every increasing rules concerning the disposal of items, commercial fly tipping is becoming more and more prevalent on the waterways.

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Published: 12 November 2017

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