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Emergency to keep Soar from flooding Leicester Section

EMERGENCY work is taking place to prevent the Soar flooding into the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 11 December 2024

The Rochdale no longer closed through lack of water

IT WAS way back on 27th November that the Rochdale was closed through lack of water.

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Published: 11 December 2024

Boat sunk the North Stratford Canal

ANOTHER boat has sunk on the North Stratford Canal, this time at Dickens Heath Bridge 19.

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Published: 11 December 2024

A broken swing bridge a day keeps the boats away

TWO SWING bridges on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal broken in two days.

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Published: 11 December 2024

EA boaters believe 9% increase is too much

THE Environment Agency has admitted that though a large majority of customers did not support it, the proposal to increase boat registration fees by 9% will go ahead.

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Published: 09 December 2024

A cruising club for Mercia

A NEW IDEA from Mercia Marina is the Mercia Cruising Club that could come into being in January.

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Published: 09 December 2024

Severn debris all cleared from bridge

THE DEBRIS that piled against the Severn bridge in Worcester has been cleared.

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Published: 09 December 2024

It seems 'assisted passage' is becoming the norm with long stoppages

IT WOULD seem that 'assisted passage' is becoming all too often the norm to perhaps justify long stoppages.

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Published: 07 December 2024

A cloud hangs over Bulls Bridge

I WENT to a meeting in the historic Grand Junction Pub this week, once the home of an infamous Reggae Night but these days a rather posh Indian Restaurant, writes Andrew Bailes.

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Published: 07 December 2024

Red weather warning closes Caen Hill Flight

A RED weather warning is closing the Caen Hill Flight all day today, Saturday.

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Published: 07 December 2024

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  • 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
  • How the boat rescue was undertaken
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock

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