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No fencing for Burnley canal

ONCE again a distraught mother has blamed the lack of fencing of a canal for her two years old son falling in, but a local council spokesman stated this was not feasible.

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Published: 28 April 2013

Blow to Lichfield restoration

THIEVES have delivered a huge blow to the progress of the Lichfield Canal restoration by stealing nearly £10,000 worth of equipment and tools used by its volunteers.

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Published: 27 April 2013

Moore case legal costs revealed

RECENTLY narrowboatworld divulged that Canal & River Trust had failed to reveal costs associated with its illegal attempt to seize a boat and deprive a boater of his home (Cart publicizes its adversary), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 27 April 2013

EA waste over 1m on refusal

THE Environment Agency has systematically time and time again thwarted any attempt to restore a mill on its waters on the Avon at Avoncliff, (EA waste over £500,000) continually pouring public money into its perverse attitude, with Tom Oliva writing:

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Published: 26 April 2013

Marks & Sparks litter pick

STAFF from various branches of Marks & Spencer had a very hard day's litter picking on the Wey around Guildford over the weekend.

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Published: 26 April 2013

Drifters replies

I FELT that I should correct some misunderstandings concerning the article ‘Victor: Oh no, it isn't' and the subsequent déjà vu articles, writes Tim Parker.

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Published: 26 April 2013

Droitwich boating festival

THE Annual St Richard's Festival and Classic Car Rally held at Droitwich will this year include boats and a flotilla of boats making it a combined boating festival.

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Published: 26 April 2013

CaRT gets help with vegetation

THE crew of the Chesterfield Canal Trust's ex-British Waterways working boat, Python, has been helping to clear overgrown vegetation from the Chesterfield Canal.

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Published: 26 April 2013

Stoke Bruerne's 50th birthday

THERE will be a fun-packed programme at Stoke Bruerne in June as the waterway museum celebrates its 50th birthday.

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Published: 26 April 2013

Toilets and their users

IN Déjà vu, Jimmy Lockwood draws attention to the frequent problems with toilets on the canal system for its users, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 26 April 2013

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