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Drugs, booze and canals do not mix

A MAN drowned in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal after downing booze and ketamine with pals, then stumbling into the waterway.

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Published: 03 February 2021

Rescuing Evesham’s iconic former lock-keeper’s house

PUBLIC feedback is being sought for a project that will Rescue Evesham’s former lock-keeper’s house and create a new riverside Volunteer Activity Centre close to the heart of the town.

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Published: 03 February 2021

Boat party revellers ended up with fines

OVER 72 people have been fined after attending a boat party on the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 03 February 2021

Two more electrics control boxes flooded on the Weaver

TWO more electric control boxes are out of action on the Weaver, making it four in all!

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Published: 03 February 2021

Coronavirus not stopping volunteers

THROUGHOUT the system volunteers are still keeping up their good work, coronavirus not withstanding.

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Published: 01 February 2021

Trent & Mersey Canal still closed at Willington

THE voids under the bridge on the Trent & Mersey Canal towpath at Willington have still not been repaired.

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Published: 01 February 2021

Shroppie stoppages in design stage

THREE of the Shropshire Union Canal stoppages are held up as still in their 'design stage'.

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Published: 01 February 2021

Victor wonders about the spend

THOSE at Canal & River Trust's Ivory Towers are most ecstatic about its further spend of £190,000 on its 'customer service facility improvements' in London.

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Published: 31 January 2021

The number of stoppages

JAMES Henry states that that he is unable to calculate the number of stoppages boaters had to suffer last year (The old system was best).

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Published: 29 January 2021

Still hope for canal walking festival

THE Inland Waterways Association National Trail-boat Festival has been cancelled by the Chesterfield Canal Trust.

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Published: 29 January 2021

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