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Entire Soar closed!

A KNEE jerk reaction to the recently heavy rain caused Canal & River Trust to close the entire length of the Soar!

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Published: 26 August 2020

Boat strike closes Kennet & Avon

IT WAS on Monday that our Keith Gudgin wrote that boats striking lock gates will cause failures, and again it has occurred.

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Published: 26 August 2020

Re-start on derelict Montgomery Schoolhouse Bridge

WITH the easing of coronavirus restrictions plans are being made for the project to rebuild Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 26 August 2020

No sharks for the Regents Canal

THERE were to be sharks in the Regents Canal but a last minute court order has stopped it.

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Published: 26 August 2020

Lock gate replacement closes Grand Union

THE broad lock on the Grand Union that was restricted to narrowboats only is to have new gates.

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Published: 26 August 2020

Boats hitting lock gates will cause failure

IF BOATS hit the wooden lock gates enough times with enough speed then they will eventually break, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 24 August 2020

First Canal of Industrial Revolution at risk of drying out

WATER supply to Sankey Canal  ends as coal fired power station closes down.

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Published: 24 August 2020

Off for a paddle!

THREE cows obviously thought they could do with a cool down in the Stratford-on-Avon Canal.

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Published: 24 August 2020

Victor: Have swing bridges passed their 'use by' date?

THE continuous failures of swing bridges prompts that particular question.

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Published: 23 August 2020

Coronavirus closes two tidal Trent locks

WITH the lock keeper at West Stockwith Lock on the tidal Trent testing positive for coronavirus the lock is now closed.

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Published: 21 August 2020

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