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Email: Water levels down

Reporting two weeks into a three week cruise—the water is down everywhere by about three inches, but certainly around Milton Keynes, but we have had no significant rain since Easter, so the water levels were no surprise.

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Published: 08 August 2011

Email: Long Horse Bridge

I was going through some old photographs the other day and came across a couple of the concrete Long Horse Bridge.

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Published: 08 August 2011

No jail for boat thief

THE thief who stole the narrowboat moored at Rickmansworth on the Grand Union Canal and caused £4,000 worth of damaged has escaped jail.

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Published: 08 August 2011

Promoting the towpaths?

THE new rules being forced by British Waterways are showing it really has little concern in promoting its waterways and towpaths.

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Published: 06 August 2011

Three manpower through the tunnel

GOING flat-out to set a record for legging through Standedge Tunnel, three men legged a boat through together.

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Published: 06 August 2011

Further delay for Long Horse Bridge

BRITISH Waterways have just informed us there will be a further delay before the new Long Horse Bridge is lifted into position over the Trent at Derwent Mouth.

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Published: 05 August 2011

Email: Starting early

David Hymers is wide of the mark when he writes (referring to lock manning hours) 'there can't be many people who want to start at 8am'.

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Published: 05 August 2011

Bankrupt boat building firm rescued

A NEW company has taken over boat building in Stourport after it was lost by the collapse of M&D Boat Builders that ceased trading in June.

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Published: 05 August 2011

Long Horse Bridge delay

THE lifting of the new Long Horse Bridge over the Trent at Derwent Mouth has been delayed.

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Published: 04 August 2011

Closing twinned locks could waste water

NOT only is the statement from British Waterways to 'double-up' on the narrow locks at Hillmorton on the Oxford Canal causing confusion and comment, but  closing down the twinned section of  locks could also waste water not save it.

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Published: 04 August 2011

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