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Stone and Rufford still closed

THE Trent & Mersey Canal at Stone is still closed after the lock failure on Monday and the Rufford Branch on the Leeds & Liverpool too, since June.

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Published: 11 September 2015

Stuart was best

IT WAS Marine & Industrial Ltd, in conjunction with Jotun Paints and 3M that organised a Spray Paint Seminar at Tamworth, with a painter from Glasson Marina being the best boat painter.

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Published: 10 September 2015

Common practice?

I WAS not at all surprised to read that your new licence was a month short, in fact I wonder if this is now Canal & River Trust's new money making scheme? Asks Helen Hatton.

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Published: 09 September 2015

Resolve tested

HOT on the heels of my piece calling for understanding and patience amongst boaters, I found myself being tested by a hire boater, writes Gareth Haines.
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Published: 09 September 2015

Canal Fun Weekend at Warwick

THE Saltisford Canal Trust is organising a Waterside Canal Fun Weekend by the Grand Union Canal in Warwick.

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Published: 09 September 2015

Fugitive hiding on boat

THE police believe that a man, wanted for a sex assault against a child under 13 years of age, is hiding on a narrowboat, he being a former boater.

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Published: 09 September 2015

Spending money sensibly?

FOLLOWING the fall from Marple Aqueduct I am not surprised that CART are planning to erect railings to the off-side of the aqueduct, but how can this possibly cost 1.5 million pounds? Asks Graham Westgate.

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Published: 09 September 2015

Is CaRT's 'Licensing Team' fit for purpose?

IF WHAT boaters tell us, and if our own experience is anything to go by, Canal & River Trust's 'Licensing Team' is certainly not fit for purpose.

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Published: 08 September 2015

BWML apologises for dirty tricks

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) marina subsidiary BWML has apologised to competitors for using ‘dirty tricks' in the battle to fill berths.

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Published: 07 September 2015

Open Day at canal workshops

THERE is to be an Open Day at the canal workshops at Apperley Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal this month, where visitors will be able to see  Canal & River Trust's smithy and workshops that are not normally open to the public.
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Published: 07 September 2015

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  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
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  • 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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