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1,000 acres of canals for nature reserves

THE Canal & River Trust has announced it is protecting 988 acres of canals as waterway nature reserves to improve canal habitat 'making special places for nature'.

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Published: 08 June 2017

Restoration society gets Queen's Award

THE Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust has been awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the highest
award that can be given to a local volunteer group in the UK to recognise outstanding work done in its communities.

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Published: 08 June 2017

Narrowboats at Northern Boat Show

IN ADDITION to the usual sailing and power boats etc usually associated with boat shows, the boat show in Liverpool will feature narrowboats from a number of companies.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Wigan Flight leaks having effect

ASKING boaters to report leaks to Canal & River Trust, it was told by our Keith Gudgin that the Wigan Flight, with its locks then chained up,  were virtually all leaking, and today (Wednesday) the situation is worse.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Chased thieves landed in canal

TWO thieves on a motorbike being chased by the police took to a canal towpath to attempt to evade arrest but careered into the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Body found in Thames could be murder

A BODY was discovered in the Thames at Shepperton yesterday (Tuesday) with the police arresting a man on suspicion of murder.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Stopping boats for canoeists to use tunnel

THE Canal & River Trust is going all out to welcome canoeists to the waterway tunnels, and have solved the problem of the danger of mixing canoeist with narrowboats by closing the tunnels for narrowboats whilst the canoeists are inside.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Bomb disposal unit closes canal

THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal was closed at Barnoldswick on Saturday evening after a military object was discovered by the towpath.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Scott and his dad take to the towpath

IT WAS last year that 47 years old Scott Eccles and his dad 71 years old Tom walked across Scotland to raise funds for charity, and this month they will be cycling the Leeds & Liverpool towpath for the same charity.

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Published: 07 June 2017

Danger of canoes in Foulridge

I WAS absolutely aghast that the decision had been made to officially allow canoeists in Foulridge Tunnel, a tunnel we use fairly often with our narrowboat, writes Pauline Wragg.

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Published: 06 June 2017

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  • Environment Agency clearing more abandoned boats off the Thames
  • Attack just off the Coventry Canal towpath
  • Another mile of the Stroudwater Canal in water
  • Ripon takes the record
  • Canal town best place to live in the North
  • Quick repair to lock cill
  • Getting through Beeston Lock
  • Will Penkridge Lock be open for Easter?
  • At last—a way off the Weaver
  • Nottingham Trent Basin to be lost
  • New waterside bridge in position
  • Unexpected conditions preventing reopening of Beeston Lock
  • Canal & River Trust supports Waterways Chaplaincy
  • Liverpool Link closes from May
  • Fish rescue begins at canal breach
  • Body found in river after four months
  • Litterpickers carry on the good work
  • Sewage discharged into Thames for six weeks

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