THE fleet of Shakespeare Classic Line Boats, formerly operated out of Mercia Marina by the Avante Leisure Group is now strung-out along the Soar.
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THE leak at Dutton on the Trent & Mersey Canal was a bodged repair with Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Council members being told that contractor Kier accepts responsibility for the incident, writes Allan Richards.
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BOATER Chris Pink was somewhat concerned by the fact that the BBC film giving a two hours cruised along the Kennet & Avon Canal from Bath is used by some to show there are 'hundreds of continuous moorers' along the waterway, and supplied us with the following from the Trust.
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THE Nottingham Canal is closed from Castle Lock to its junction with the Trent at Meadow Lane Lock due to pollution.
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THE Canal & River Trust will spend £3.9 millions less on maintaining its waterways this year, writes Allan Richards.
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THE fuel spill on the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal (EA close Nene link) has caused Gayton Marina to be evacuated and the Grand Union Canal closed.
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THE problems of cruising on rivers by people more used to the canals was further emphasized when the crew of a narrowboat managed to get grounded on the Severn near Worcester on Saturday.
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THE couple Natasha Elderfield and Robert Dobinson shared a narrowboat moored on the Thames, but it all fell apart when Robert came unexpectedly back to the boat to find the new lover Tony Steggles with his trousers round his ankles with his girl friend.
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TWO more illegally moored boats have been removed from the Thames and destroyed by Kingston Council.
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THE Anderton Boat Lift that moves boats between the Trent & Mersey Canal and the Weaver has now re-opened after its failure in late April.
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