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Drunks on the rampage

MANCHESTER police had to be called when drunks went on the rampage early last Saturday morning at Castlefield Basin in the city.

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Published: 01 July 2015

Be concerned!

BELOW is a link to the internal process by which Canal & River Trust (CaRT) monitors boats for short term licence renewal, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 29 June 2015

Spoiling it for the rest

RESIDENTS in Reading are complaining that though the music of the Reading Festival has finished, boaters have remained moored on the the Thames still making their own music, much to residents annoyance.

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Published: 29 June 2015

The garden must go

MANY boaters, ourselves included, have admired the garden at Lock 15 on the Audlem Flight of the Shropshire Union Canal, but not alas, Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 29 June 2015

New marina for the Nene

WITH planning permission agreed, work will start this week on a much needed marina for the Nene at Earls Barton.

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Published: 29 June 2015

August before Lancaster Canal is re-opened

THREE holes have been discovered in the bed of the Lancaster Canal near Lune Aqueduct, making the repair a major operation, that will close it for at least five weeks.

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Published: 28 June 2015

10,000th passenger for trip boat

A TOTAL of 10,000 passengers have now cruised on Bedford's community boat, John Bunyan during its service.
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Published: 26 June 2015

Campsite for Wigrams

A CAMPSITE has now opened at Wigrams Turn Marina at the junction of the Grand Union and Oxford canals.

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Published: 26 June 2015

Surviving L&L boat to be restored

BOTH Canal & River Trust staff and volunteers at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port are to restore George, a rare surviving Leeds & Liverpool Canal horse-drawn boat.

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Published: 26 June 2015

Waterways Partnerships not included

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has excluded its Waterways Partnerships from a project that will will include taking 30 youngsters from an inner city area from London to Stratford-upon-Avon by narrowboat writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 26 June 2015

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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
  • CafĂ© 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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