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Pre-booking will cause havoc to hirers

So what is it with CaRT requiring more and more infrastructure to be pre-booked up to 48 hours in advance? Asks John Coxon.

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Published: 31 October 2022

Still on the Good Beer Guide

CAMRA has just published the new edition of the Good Beer Guide, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 31 October 2022

Anderton Boat Lift reopens in March

THE closed Anderton Boat Lift is undergoing a major £450,000 repair and is planned to reopen in March of next year.

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Published: 31 October 2022

Victor sees strange sights

WALKING along the jetty to our boat in Sawley Marina we saw strange sights.

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Published: 30 October 2022

Comparison of bank maintenance

ON OUR recent voyage it was interesting to see the comparison of how the Bridgewater Canal undergo the bank maintenance compared to the CRT method, writes David Hargreaves.

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Published: 28 October 2022

Severe winter restrictions on the Severn

THE Canal & River Trust is bringing in severe winter restrictions on the Severn.

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Published: 28 October 2022

Good news at last for Leeds & Liverpool

AFTER the worst summer on record for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and particularly its moorers, good news at last.

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Published: 28 October 2022

Preparing for freight on the Aire & Calder

WITH discussions on Port Leeds comes the possibility of freight once again on the Aire & Calder Navigation.

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Published: 27 October 2022

Licence fees squandered

AS AN avid reader of your site and so conversant with your policy, I am surprised that nothing has been stated concerning the boat licence increases, writes Duncan Peters.

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Published: 27 October 2022

Really?

THE Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal is closed at Pillings above Loughborough.

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Published: 27 October 2022

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  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café 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
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  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed

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