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Plenty of activities at Ellesmere this weekend

 THE Ellesmere Summer Festival will not only see canalside activities but the town itself brimming with things to see and do.

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Published: 10 August 2017

Swan lovers reponsible for death

AT THE risk of upsetting swan lovers, they are really the people responsible for the death of that swan caught in a boat's propeller, writes Helen Cripps.

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Published: 10 August 2017

More Lee towpath attacks

AS REPORTED in Narrowboatworld yesterday five men were robbed at knifepoint on the Lee towpath and beaten up by a gang of thugs, with more similar attacks now reported.

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Published: 10 August 2017

CaRT pushing for angling and canoeing

TASTER sessions are being organised by Canal & River Trust to get people to use its waterways for angling and canoeing.

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Published: 10 August 2017

Rain stopped play

THE plan by Canal & River Trust to overcome the stoppage at Crofton Flight was to have volunteers assisting through the locks but it did not work out as no volunteers arrived.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Men robbed and beaten on towpath

DURING just four days six men have been held up at knifepoint on the Lee towpath and not only robbed but beaten up.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Pop concert at Anderton

THERE is to be 'Summer Lift Off' concerts at Anderton Boat Lift this month featuring bands from the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Canal society takes 'village' for a cruise

MEMBERS of the Alvechurch Village Society have always shown interest in the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, so they were treated to a cruise on the waterway.

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Published: 09 August 2017

'Pea soup' cleared from the Lancaster Canal

THE hot weather has caused parts of the Lancaster Canal to turn into something resembling pea soup as it encourages the quick growth of duck weed.

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Published: 09 August 2017

Two more closures on Kennet & Avon Canal

THERE is once again the 'normal' closure of the Crofton Flight due to lack of water on the summit pound, that is usually caused by the pumps being unable to cope.

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Published: 09 August 2017

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