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Raft race raised thousands

SOME passed the finishing line alongside rafts, some passed going sideways and a police car towed by a raft full of 'criminals' ended up on its roof, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 24 June 2013

Vandalism not the cause

I THINK Canal & River Trust needs to look further than ‘a drained lock through vandalism' to seek the cause of the movement in the lock wall. [Wolverhampton 21] writes the, Chairman of the Grantham Canal Society, Mike Stone.

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Published: 24 June 2013

CaRT blames vandals for lock failure

THE failure of the lock wall of Lock 20 on the Wolverhampton Flight was caused by vandals according to Canal & River Trust!

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Published: 23 June 2013

Excuse for lock failure

AT MIDDAY on the 20th June Canal & River Trust sent the following email, writes John Kelly.

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Published: 23 June 2013

Duckmarine goes bust

THE OWNERS of the Duckmarine, that sank in a Liverpool Dock leaving 27 people in the water, have gone into administration.

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Published: 23 June 2013

Wolverhampton 21 lock failure

THOUGH Canal & River Trust staff kept people away from the latest lock failure, this time on the Wolverhampton Flight, our Orph Mable was able to secure the first published pictures.

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Published: 22 June 2013

Not the way to do it

IN ANSWER to Pete Early, no I have not been through the Standedge Tunnel. The section of canal between Huddersfield and the tunnel is notorious for its low water levels, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 22 June 2013

Lock failure stops new CEO

THE lock failure on the Wolverhampton 21 couldn't have come at a worse time for Canal & River Trust, for it is this week-end that its new Chief Executive Richard Parry agreed to cruise up the locks to see the state of the waterways.

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Published: 22 June 2013

Folk on the Water

A FOLK festival will be cruising the waterways, and performing at venues along the way during June and July.

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Published: 21 June 2013

Towpath tractor for festival

A LITTLE-SEEN towpath tractor, that replaced horses on the London waterways will be seen at the Waterways Festival at Watford, thanks to the London Canal Museum.

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Published: 21 June 2013

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