FOR some while large non-native shrimps have been resident in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, but are spreading to rivers, the latest being the Douglas, and are causing great concern amongst the ecologists.
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THE discovery of a stone inscription on a canal lock in Newbury on the Kennet & Avon Canal has led 40 years later to some of the volunteers who restored it, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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ON CHRISTMAS Eve a car went a little too far when parking in the spaces at Kegworth Flood Lock on the Soar, and went straight into the river.
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ANOTHER man has lost his life in a waterway, this time the Worcester & Birmingham Canal in Worcester.
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THE satisfaction of seeing a job done well is a pleasing experience for all of us. Add to that the knowledge that you are bringing back to life part of our National Heritage is indeed very gratifying. writes Steve Swann.
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EARLY this year Patrick and Elaine Cordan escalated a complaint to CaRT with regard to what they felt to be unfair enforcement action having been taken against them, having received a pre CC1, a CC1 and a CC2, (enforcement notices) this during one of the wettest winters on record, writes Pam Pickett.
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FOR a decade or more the Cut has been deliberately underfunded with the promise of jam tomorrow, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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THE Canal & River Trust in Wales, is to host a public meeting in the Carreghofa, Llanymynech and Pant areas to give canal enthusiasts and local residents a say on the type of community activities they would like to see along the Montgomery Canal.
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IT WAS the early morning barking of a dog that alerted boaters at Saul Junction that something was amiss, and they discovered the body of another boater by his boat.
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I CANNOT write for others that took part in the recent Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Q&A session on Facebook (Who ate the mince pies?), writes Allan Richards.
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