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Boat sinks after warnings ignored

IT WAS two years ago that  Gloucester Waterways Museum was warned that an historic barge was in danger of sinking, that it ignored, and which has now sunk.

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Published: 17 October 2012

Dodging in and out

I TOTALLY agree with Dave Carden, a man who talks a lot of sense and obviously loves the canals with some great passion, writes  Bernie Davies.

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Published: 17 October 2012

Compliments acknowledged—complaints ignored

As many people may know, I have been guilty of constructive criticism for many years, writes David Carden.

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Published: 15 October 2012

Very worrying

IT IS all very worrying about CaRT, stating the Cheshire Ring has no planned stoppages till after Christmas writes Roger Olver.

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Published: 15 October 2012

Pulling together over the breach

AQUEDUCT Marina and Claymore Navigation are among many businesses directly affected by the serious breach in the Trent & Mersey Canal at Dutton which has closed the canal for an undisclosed period.

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Published: 15 October 2012

Encouraging disabled use of canals

HALTON Disability Partnership held an event on Saturday at the Bridgewater Motor Boat Club in Runcorn to thank its members and supporters for their help, writes Frank Hurst.

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Published: 15 October 2012

Narrowboat fire on Lee

ANOTHER narrowboat has caught fire, this time at Dobb's Weir at Hoddesdon on the Lee Navigation.

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Published: 14 October 2012

Silencing the opposition

SOME aspects of the changeover from British Waterways to CaRT have recently been brought sharply into focus for me by the accusation of libellous content levelled by CaRT at Pamela Smith, editor of the small Kennet & Avon Boaters Community Website, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 13 October 2012

City clean-up

WATERWAYS through cities and town always seem to attract litter from their residents, so there is an effort to clean-up the waterway around Frog Island in Leicester.

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Published: 12 October 2012

Ten years celebrated

ONE of Surrey's most distinctive charity projects, the Swingbridge community boat programme (part of the Surrey Care Trust) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

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Published: 12 October 2012

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