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Sawley teams up with BHF

SAWLEY Marina has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation, (BHF) choosing it as its charity of the year.

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Published: 29 October 2015

What an admission!

A WATERWAY is such a danger to boaters that Canal & River Trust have had to issue a warning notice of its dangers of trees and vegetation!

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Published: 28 October 2015

New marina now connected

THE White Mills Marina in Earls Barton is now connected to the system, having been cut through to the Nene on Monday.
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Published: 28 October 2015

Manslaughter verdict on Gas Safe installer

A GAS safety installer has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend and ten years old daughter for installing an unsafe generator on his boat.

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Published: 28 October 2015

No takers for canal basin property

IT WAS ten years ago that property under flats was built at Coventry Basin, yet it has still not been occupied, failing to do so again at a further auction.

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Published: 28 October 2015

Maintenance issues—smoke and mirrors?

IT APPEARS to me that CaRT are playing a bit ‘fast & loose' with the maintenance figures that keep being rolled out whenever questioned on the subject, writes Orph Mable. The only consistent FACT that I see is that the backlog continues to grow.

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Published: 28 October 2015

No rise in boat licence fees

THE Canal & River Trust have confirmed that there will be no rise in boat licences in 2016, in line with the Trust's three years commitment to limit boat licence fee increases to inflation only.

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Published: 28 October 2015

Is maintenance backlog now £117m?

DESPITE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) being a statutory navigation authority charged with maintaining its waterways for navigation it pretends not to know the cost of remedying its maintenance backlog.

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Published: 26 October 2015

Severn conquered

THE Severn has at last been conquered by a swimmer, who swam its entire 220 miles length, starting at its source and ending at Severn Beach.

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Published: 26 October 2015

Limehouse Lock closure

AS LIMEHOUSE Lock is scheduled for repair during the winter, Canal & River Trust will announce a shut-down when the exact date is set.

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Published: 26 October 2015

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