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Weston claims another boat

ANOTHER boat has sunk in the broad Weston Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, with the navigation currently closed.

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Published: 02 November 2016

More berths for Cropredy

CROPREDY Marina on the Oxford Canal has gained planning permission for a further 100 berths.

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Published: 31 October 2016

Towpath stalker gets 16 years

A MAN who hinted he was a boat owner, though he wasn't, stalked children on the towpath at Leighton Buzzard, and was eventually caught as a child abuser and has now been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

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Published: 28 October 2016

Row over Castlefield Basin plans

PLANS to build two more towers at Castlefield Basin in Manchester have caused a row, with many objecting to the plans.

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Published: 28 October 2016

£20 millions for fish in the Severn

A SCHEME has been devised by Canal and River Trust, the Environment Agency and Natural England together with the Severn Rivers Trust to spend £19.4 millions to introduce new fish species into the Severn.

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Published: 27 October 2016

Colour on the the Staffs & Worcs

BOATERS on the southern section of the Staffs & Worcs Canal cannot help but notice the mass of flowers by the side of the waterway near Kingswinford.

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Published: 27 October 2016

'Overkill' for narrowboat

WHEN a boater just could not resist the wide expanse of  Winsford Bottom Flash at the top end of the Weaver, he soon discovered is was not as deep as it looked, so became stuck in the mud.

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Published: 27 October 2016

Divers repair Torksey Lock

A TEAM of divers were necessary to brave the cold to carry out the repairs to Torksey Lock that connects the tidal Trent with the Fossdyke & Witham Navigations.

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Published: 26 October 2016

Votes needed for a Community Dig

ANDY Robinson from the Chesterfield Canal Trust has applied for a grant from the Aviva Community Fund for an archaeological dig in Staveley next August.

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Published: 26 October 2016

Boat used to transport patient

WHEN the owner of a narrowboat hurt his leg and was unable to stand he called an ambulance, but it could not park anywhere near Boggs Lock on the Staffs & Worcs Canal near Gailey, where his boat was moored.

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Published: 26 October 2016

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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
  • 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
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters

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