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Rotted lock closes Watford Flight

WATFORD Flight on the Grand Union Canal is closed for the foreseeable future.

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Published: 13 June 2020

Transporting workers by the Thames

AS PLANS to open up the Thames to hire boats get underway there is a scheme to use them to ferry workers.

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Published: 13 June 2020

Post lockdown maintenance tips

AS LOCKDOWN restrictions ease and people start to cruise the waterways again, here are some maintenance tips.

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Published: 12 June 2020

More shops opening at Mercia

MONDAY will see more shops open at Mercia Marina on the Trent & Mersey at Willington.

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Published: 12 June 2020

The disgrace of the Anderton Boat Lift

THERE  is a shambolic situation at present with the Anderton Boat Lift.

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Published: 12 June 2020

Day boat hire starts on the Broads

DAY Boats can once again be hired on the Broads.

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Published: 12 June 2020

Blowing grass into the Cut

A WORKER has been walking along a towpath cutting grass but blowing it into the canal.

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Published: 11 June 2020

Problems getting on to the Thames

I know there are problems getting on to the Thames at Brentford with Canal & River Trust restricting passage, writes Joseph Farndon.

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Published: 11 June 2020

Two planning refusals yet marina being built

PLANNING permission has been twice refused for a new marina at Knowle, yet work is now starting.

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Published: 11 June 2020

CaRT pandering to vandals

 A STORY in the Express yesterday (Tuesday) states: 'A statue of Robert Milligan in West India Quay is to be taken down after petitions for its removal', writes John Coxon.

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Published: 10 June 2020

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