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Danger on the Coventry towpath

MotorbikeTowpthNEVER mind Lycra louts on bicycles, if anyone comes across this idiot on a scooter, please call 101 and notify the Warwickshire Police, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 06 June 2017

David: Canoes in tunnels

THE latest proposal from CaRT to allow canoes in tunnels deserves all the opprobrium that has been heaped upon it.

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Published: 05 June 2017

Lock moorings closed for three years

THE mooring bollards have been fenced off with timber stakes and wire fencing as we passed through the Adderley Flight in 2016 and 2014 at Adderley bottom lock—Why? Asks Iain Jones.

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Published: 05 June 2017

Scottish Canals start canal college

SCOTLAND'S newest college is aiming to get more than 360 unemployed young people into employment through a new heritage conservation qualification.

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Published: 05 June 2017

New bridge nearing completion

IN THE the years after the Wey & Arun Canal closed in 1871, the brick-built locks in northern Sussex and Surrey became a valuable source of building materials.

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Published: 05 June 2017

Fifth body in Bristol Harbour in five months

THE search for Bristol woman Lily Fenton who went missing last Friday, was called-off on Saturday as her body was discovered in Bristol Harbour.

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Published: 05 June 2017

Richard Branson's houseboat

WE WERE on our way north out of London on the Grand Union on 14th May when we caught up with a push tow at Cowley Lock, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 05 June 2017

White Mills development progressing

THE  new facilities building at White Mills Marina on the Nene has been started with its foundations all in place.

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Published: 05 June 2017

Victor: Boaters' satisfaction claim not confirmed

LAST Sunday I asked if any of you out there had taken part in Canal & River Trust's Boat Owners’ Views survey, which had stated that 65% of you trust Cart to look after the waterways, and that 76% were happy with your cruising experiences.

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Published: 04 June 2017

Why are they allowed to stay?

Atherstone2TIME and time again we either see or are told of continuously moored boats that are allowed to take up good moorings for months on end—that leaves many to believe that enforcement by CaRT has now stopped.

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Published: 02 June 2017

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