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More closures

THOUGH only Wednesday, there are two more closures on the system already this week and Braunston Elsan disposal is blocked again, Keith Gudgin reports.

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Published: 13 April 2016

Dragons on the Leeds & Liverpool

TWO dragon boat crews are taking on the whole length of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in an endurance race to raise funds for volunteers to transport vital medical supplies between hospitals.

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Published: 11 April 2016

More engineers at River Canal Rescue

DESPITE losing its premises, stock and membership documents in a neighbouring firework factory fire in October 2014, River Canal Rescue (RCR) continues to go from strength to strength, having recently appointed four additional engineers and three office-based staff.

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Published: 11 April 2016

Can make more money

IT IS disingenuous for Vibrant Partnerships to suggest that the Spring Lee Cruising Club is being shut down due to antisocial behaviour (Antisocial behaviour caused club house closure) writes Simon Thorpe.

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Published: 08 April 2016

Bigger the better

I FULLY realise that the argument about Elsan or tank will never be settled, but perhaps I will be allowed to voice my own experiences, write Robert Kelson.

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Published: 08 April 2016

Lucky escape

A VEHICLE smashing into the Wendover Arm Bridge at New Mill, on the Grand Union Canal had a lucky escape when it stopped.

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Published: 08 April 2016

Stenson Lock closed this month

THE last of the six broad locks on the Eastern end of the Trent & Mersey Canal at Stenson will be closed to navigation for three days later this month owing to repairs.

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Published: 08 April 2016

Another bridge for the Wey & Arun

A NEW road bridge has been opened over the Wey & Arun Canal, adding another mile to the restoration of its summit level.
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Published: 07 April 2016

The delights for the visitors

THERE of course have to be delights to tempt those 360,000,000 visitors that Canal & River Trust would like us to believe visit its waterways every year.

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Published: 07 April 2016

It must be me reading it wrong!

DID YOU know there are 127 miles of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. And correspondingly there should be 127 milestones. Well some are missing. There is a plan to replace those that are missing and refurbish those that need refurbishing. What a splendid idea! Writes Maffi Oxford.

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Published: 07 April 2016

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