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MANY of you should have noticed items appearing in narrowboatworld written by Frank Hurst, his latest being on how the breach on the Trent & Mersey Canal is affecting his fellow boaters.

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Published: 11 October 2012

New home for canal society

THE Aylesbury Canal Society will be relocating in 2013 to its new home 'Circus Field' on the outskirts of the town alongside the canal at Broughton.

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Published: 11 October 2012

Resident boater drowns

A RESIDENT boater at Shardlow Marina on the Trent has been found drowned in the marina.

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Published: 11 October 2012

A season's cruising

OUR rather outspoken contributor, Peter Ponting, has just finished five and half months cruising the system, and shares his experiences:

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Published: 11 October 2012

Disappointed at being mis-quoted

I was somewhat disappointed to find John Dodwell felt the need to mis-quote me in order to make his point in his recent article published in narrowboatworld, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 10 October 2012

Intimidation at North Oxford Canal

If you go out of the woods today, you may be faced with aggressive security staff from the privately run Her Majesty's Prison at Rye Hill on the Oxford Canal writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 10 October 2012

Spring earliest opening for breach

SPRING of next year is the target date for the opening of the Trent & Mersey Canal at its breach at Dutton, but the repair at Croxton should be completed by Christmas.

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Published: 10 October 2012

Onley protest went ahead

AS PROMISED, actors and boating enthusiasts Timothy West and Prunella Scales (Famous boaters against new marina—NbW 20/09/12) led a demonstration against the proposed 550 berth marina at Onley on the Oxford Canal.

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Published: 08 October 2012

After years of complaints...

A REGULAR users of the section of the Trent & Mersey Canal where the breach occurred, and narrowboatworld contributor, Frank Hurst believes Canal & River Trust has the gall to to appeal for funds, and writes:

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Published: 08 October 2012

A little more openness

So, there you go John Dodwell. Not so hard to inform the boating fraternity of the facts, writes Steve Jenkin.

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Published: 08 October 2012

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