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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A FOLK festival will be cruising the waterways, and performing at venues along the way during June and July.
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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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A VOID appearing in the wall of Lock 20 on the 'Wolverhampton 21' has caused the entire flight to be closed.
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LIKE Keith Gudgin, I too thought 'what a cheek' when I received the email from Waterscape [draining a pound to repair the CaRT trip boat] but after a few minutes thought I realised what a great idea it was, writes Pete Early.
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A MAN who assaulted a woman on the narrowboat she shared with her partner, has been found guilty, with the judge telling him he can expect a jail sentence of years not months.
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A POUND of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is being de-watered, and so closed, so that the trip boat can be repaired.
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WATER draining into the Staffs & Worcs Canal from dousing a fire caused hundreds of fish to die.
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THOUGH several people attempted CPR on a man who fell into the River Great Ouse at Bedford, it was in vain.
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The recent article you published (Tolls have boaters' support) does not seem to match the reality that I see regularly, writes John Quinlan.
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