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There's a word for it

About the Canal & River Trust claiming 380 million visits to its canals and rivers, there is a word for it, Bull-Sh.t.
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Published: 27 July 2016

Another 20 million visits!

THE Canal & River Trust are hoping that we will believe that there are not 360,000,000 visits to the waterway anymore but now 380,000,000!

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Published: 27 July 2016

Boat stolen from marina

BOATERS Graham and Chris arrived at Mercia Marina last night (Tuesday) to be appalled to realise that their narrowboat was missing—it had been stolen.

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Published: 27 July 2016

Coir is not new

I AM NOT  sure where some of the folk who send in articles to narrowboatworld get their information from? Writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 27 July 2016

Conflicting reports on lock death

THERE are conflicting reports as to why the narrowboat sank in the lock on the Droitwich Canal and how the man came to die.

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Published: 27 July 2016

Boats stuck by lack of water

This morning (Tuesday) such was the low level of water above Shardlow Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, that boats were unable to move.

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Published: 26 July 2016

Narrowboat crime prevention advice

AS A result of the many break-ins of narrowboats, Warwickshire Police have given out crime prevention advice, that could be most helpful to protect your boat.
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Published: 25 July 2016

The Yellow Perils strike again

SUNDAY afternoon and having moored up early for the day the tranquillity of the Staffs and Worcester is destroyed by sight of a yellow boat coming around the bend behind us dragging a wave which is almost topping the Armco banking, writes Michael Bonathan.

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Published: 25 July 2016

'Serious miss' with inverter fire

ADVICE about inverters from Sawley Marina where there was a 'very serious near miss' when an inverter-charger over heated in a boat and caught fire.

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Published: 25 July 2016

Experiment with new ideas

SEVERAL of your correspondents rushed to condemn the use of coir rolls as a form of bank protection, writes Mike Todd.
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Published: 25 July 2016

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  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
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  • 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
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  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
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  • 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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