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White Mills Marina wins—again!

FOR the second year running White Mills Marina wins the top national accolade Towergate’s Inland Marina of the Year.

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Published: 23 September 2021

Threatened by boater brandishing knife

UNTIL recently I have been unsure about staff of any variety wearing body cameras and certainly I would not have put CaRT staff as likely users, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 22 September 2021

Caldon Canal latest to be closed

THE Caldon Canal is now added to the list of closed canals.

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Published: 22 September 2021

Failures close two canals

IT IS the Rochdale Canal yet again, one of two failures.

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Published: 22 September 2021

Boat licences—paid or not

VICTOR'S recent comments about licences and their display got us wondering whether our feelings on this subject (we pay the fee—why can’t everyone?) were really true, or just assumption, writes *Dave.

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Published: 22 September 2021

Structure failure 'vandalism'

It may seem strange that CRT are so often claiming 'vandalism' as a cause for failed infrastructure, writes Andrew Bailes.

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Published: 22 September 2021

Another heel post fails

ANOTHER lock has been closed after its heel post failed.

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Published: 22 September 2021

Boaters stuck at Sheffield Festival

BOATERS attending the big Sheffield Festival on Saturday will have problems getting away.

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Published: 20 September 2021

The lock that leaks the most

BOATER Martin Turner has an interesting suggestion regarding the many leaking locks.

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Published: 20 September 2021

Vandals get the blame

THE shortage of water on the Trent & Mersey Canal has closed Stoke locks overnight.

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Published: 20 September 2021

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