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How can they do it?

A LURCHER dumped on the towpath of the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation was so starved it had collapsed on the ground, unable to stand properly.

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Published: 21 December 2017

Christmas is a-coming!

Illuminate Sawley

Whilst many marinas are dark and dismal this time of year, not so at Sawley Marina where boaters really get their boats into the Christmas spirit—as can be seen!  This was the broad beam winner of the Boat Illumination Competition.

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Published: 19 December 2017

Chesterfield Canal Trust gets highest volunteer award

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust has been presented with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2017. This is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK.

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Published: 18 December 2017

More plans for Ickield Port Loop

IT WAS way back on 2013  that we published news of the development of Ickield Port Loop on the BCN (Massive BCN development) that came to nothing.

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Published: 18 December 2017

Victor: Season of silly notices

REGULAR readers will no doubt be well aware of the ever increasing silly stoppage notices from Cart that we need to correct, and here's a couple more.

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Published: 17 December 2017

It is the time to worry

WE REALLY are worried about being turfed off our boat at Sawley should the water level reach the jetties, but cannot see the point of it.

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Published: 15 December 2017

Favourite place for continous moorers

I was interested to read David Hymer's concerns at the wide beam on the Trent & Mersey at the top end of the canal past Anderton.

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Published: 15 December 2017

Wide beams on narrow canals

THE North Oxford is not the only narrow canal on which wide beam boats are appearing, writes David Hymers.

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Published: 15 December 2017

Topping-out ceremony at Mercia Marina

THE official topping-out ceremony has taken place at Mercia Marina’s new £3m retail, restaurant and office development, named The Piazza, built alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal marina's Boardwalk.

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Published: 15 December 2017

The time to worry

FOR the 100 or so residents moored at Sawley Marina on the Trent, with flood alerts for the three nearby rivers it is indeed the time to worry.

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Published: 14 December 2017

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