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Missed turning blue

IT would seem that Canal & River Trust, in allowing vegetation to grow, is hiding its signs.

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Published: 03 November 2022

A real sense of déjà vu

OUR Roger Fox was doing some excavation among his archives and came across pages from the Daily Telegraph of Monday November 20th 1972.

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Published: 02 November 2022

Murder suspect's body discovered in canal.

A murder suspect wanted by police has been found dead in a disused London waterway.

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Published: 02 November 2022

Who is kidding who?

THE Canal & River Trust is really stretching boaters' belief in its 'reasons/excuses'.

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Published: 02 November 2022

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

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