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Body pulled from Ashton Canal

 A MAN'S body was pulled from the Ashton Canal by the Asda car park at Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday.

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Published: 22 June 2023

Helping the funding shortfall

IF YOU are boating in the Birmingham area and feel strongly about the funding shortfall, here's your chance to help.

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Published: 21 June 2023

Activists hand in energy grant petition to 10 Downing Street

A GROUP of boater activists, who led a flotilla of boats from Braunston to London on a 15 days journey south, have handed a petition with 5,490 signatures into 10 Downing Street.

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Published: 21 June 2023

More closures

THERE are three more closures Keith Gudgin reports.

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Published: 21 June 2023

Chesterfield Canal Festival

THIS weekend will see the Chesterfield Canal Festival at Staveley Town Basin.

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Published: 21 June 2023

Weekend closures

THERE have been four closures reported over the week-end.

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Published: 19 June 2023

Delicate negotiations

IT IS important for boaters that CRT’s delicate negotiations for the next grant period proceed well to maximise that grant, writes Paul Balmer.

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Published: 19 June 2023

Thought a canal and boating charity

I WOULD just like to point out one matter in this article which I strongly disagree with, writes Peter Foster.

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Published: 19 June 2023

Should eliminate cause of complaints

YET another complaint concerning those difficult broad locks up from Derwent Mouth Lock, with Bill Ridgeway telling:

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Published: 19 June 2023

At her 'wits end' boater throttled noisy cockerel

A BOATER was so fed up of being woken by a noisy cockerel that she throttled it in a  ‘fit of rage’ at its constant crowing.

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Published: 19 June 2023

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  • Continuous cruising licence is totally unsuitable
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  • Limited winter use of Foxton and Watford flights
  • John Coxon asks what the hell did they expect?
  • Fundraising Director for Canal & River Trust
  • Article two from the National Bargee Travellers Association
  • Santa takes to the Thames
  • Digbeth Branch still closed
  • Massive development by Bridgewater Canal
  • Lock with void attended to yesterday
  • GPS tracking devices for boats is latest Canal & River Trust proposal
  • Still no information on North Stratford Canal void and Staff & Worcs closed
  • Canal warehouse turned into café
  • Diesel spillage taking weeks to clear
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  • Lancaster Canal has most bridge strikes
  • Sunken houseboat to be removed

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