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Glasson Sea Lock refurbished

THE Sea Lock on the Lancaster Canal at Glasson Dock is undergoing a five weeks refurbishment, at a cost of £33,000 as part of the winter stoppage.

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Published: 30 January 2017

'Rochdale Nine' closed for six weeks

THE 'Rochdale Nine' through Manchester is to be closed next week until the middle of March to replace gates on two locks as part of the winter maintenance.

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Published: 27 January 2017

EA to close navigations

THE Environmental Agency has stated that it is closing parts of its navigable waterways due to lack of funding.

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Published: 27 January 2017

Email: Bath residents lucky

If as it seems Bath council clears off graffiti as soon as it appears then the residents by the side of the Kennet & Avon Canal should think themselves very lucky.
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Published: 26 January 2017

Man drowned in canal named

THE man whose body was discovered in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn last Saturday has been named.

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Published: 26 January 2017

Canal-side Graffiti keeps appearing

RESIDENTS living by the Kennet & Avon Canal in Bath are upset by the graffiti that keeps appearing on a wall by the canal towpath.

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Published: 26 January 2017

Free drink and chat

THE Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust is inviting everyone to its Chit Chat Club at the Gongoozler Restaurant to enjoy a free hot drink and a friendly chat.

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Published: 26 January 2017

All places snapped up on woman-only engine course

WITH so many women enquiring about its engine maintenance course, River Canal Rescue (RCR) decided to run such a course, and were amazed that demand outstripped supply.

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Published: 25 January 2017

Object to Edgbaston Tunnel towpath widening

JIMMY Lockwood is spot-on in his piece about the impending towpath widening through the [Edgbaston] tunnel, writes Dave Carden.

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Published: 25 January 2017

Sunken boat closes Oxford Canal

A SUNKEN narrowboat in the Oxford Canal at Somerton Deep Lock has caused the Oxford Canal to be closed.

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Published: 25 January 2017

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Latest

  • Deeply regret but illness causes lack of publication
  • 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
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed

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