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Sponsor for Middlewich show

THIS year's Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival has been secured by the help of the local supermarket.

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Published: 08 May 2013

'Out in the sticks' thieves

IT IS not only in the towns and cities where boats are being broken into, but on rural waterways 'out in the sticks'.

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Published: 08 May 2013

Parry's pension

THE appointment of Richard Parry as Chief Executive of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) once again raises the controversial issue of directors remuneration within the Trust, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 08 May 2013

Cruiser explosion

SUCH was the force of an explosion in a cruiser moored at Sharpness on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, that the force threw a woman overboard.

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Published: 08 May 2013

Takes some believing

IT TAKES some believing that cover of the booklet by Canal & River Trust in your Victor column advertising the famous Bingley Five Locks, writes James Henry.

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Published: 06 May 2013

Have a look Richard

WE ARE getting many remarks concerning the appointment of the new chief executive officer of the Canal & River Trust, Richard Parry.

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Published: 06 May 2013

Visiting the Ashby

BOATER visiting the Ashby Canal and hoping to stock up at Stoke Golding will be disappointed to find that the village shop has closed, Ian Reid writes.

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Published: 06 May 2013

Welcome for Richard

WHAT a pleasant surprise to read of Richard Parry's appointment! Writes Martin Brooks.

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Published: 06 May 2013

Help for John at Anderton

I AM at Anderton at the moment and John Wonfor has been here on his home-made raft collecting for the Macmillan nurses, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 05 May 2013

CaRT tries to help stranded boats

THE Canal & River Trust has attempted to arrange craning for the stranded boats on the Slough Arm at High Line, to attend the Canal Cavalcade, but have been thwarted.

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Published: 03 May 2013

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  • 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
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock

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