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Off with our heads

HERE is a picture of the latest Health & Safety lunacy—a hand rail support designed to chop off boaters heads!

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Published: 10 May 2012

Quieter exhaust water-lock

A NEW design of exhaust water-lock has been produced by Vetus, that is claimed to result in half the normal noise level.

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Published: 09 May 2012

Email: Sharing locks

I second Mike Relac's criticism of your piece on the Grand Union Situation. Arbitrary conclusions based on photographs can often be wrong.

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Published: 09 May 2012

Lots of camels?

IT WOULD would appear to me that CART is sprouting committees like my lawn sprouts weeds. I haven't bothered to put a number to them although I dare say someone could, but there does seem to be rather a lot, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 09 May 2012

Nature lovers stop restoration

NATURE lovers together with a local landowner have stopped restoration of Norfolk's only canal by bringing in the might of the Environment Agency.

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Published: 09 May 2012

Email: Waiting at broad locks

Regarding the last photo and comment in the 'Grand Union situation', I sincerely hope the author of this article spoke with the boater to learn how long she/he waited for another boat with which to pair through the locks.

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Published: 09 May 2012

Grand Sluice Lock open

AFTER the rainfall and resulting floods the Witham had to be closed, and subsequently no passage through the Grand Sluice Lock in Boston.

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Published: 09 May 2012

Boater prosecuted for river rage

THE often promoted peace of the waterways was shattered when the owner of a narrowboat assaulted two rowers, narrowly escaping jail.

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Published: 07 May 2012

Marsworth approval at last

THOUGH past applications for development had failed, approval has been given for a waterside residential development at the site of Marsworth Workshop on the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 07 May 2012

Blow for canal restoration

A GREAT deal of importance was set on the acceptance of plans for a development by the derelict Hereford & Gloucester Canal, to further the restoration, but it has been recommended for refusal.

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Published: 07 May 2012

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Latest

  • Rail drawbridge fails again
  • Leicester Section reopened without restrictions but likely to close
  • Grand Union closures
  • Can't be that skilled
  • Marple and Bosley lock flights open at last
  • Oxford Canal open Wednesdays and Thursdays only
  • Walsall Canal still closed by obstruction
  • Another Customer Service Facility relocated
  • Knowle Locks Customer Service Facility relocated
  • Leaking locks on the Erewash
  • The trust gets lottery money to carry out winter works
  • Work going ahead on Wilts & Berks Canal through Swindon
  • Huddersfield Broad Lock 2 reopened
  • The wrong fuel
  • Parcelforce driver followed sat nav sending him along towpath
  • Fly tipping creating a canal 'grot spot'
  • No water for Erewash—again!
  • Another one week only navigation
  • Two wasted attempts to ride the boat lift
  • Culvert repair to take five months

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