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The 'Bargees' have missed this one

WE ARE surely all aware of the the policy of the 'Bargees', but they have missed a trick to get long term moorings without a proper licence—as one fella has.

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Published: 01 April 2017

Oh Dear!

Oh dear! Indeed—if you wanted to take your narrowboat over the Edstone Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal.

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Published: 31 March 2017

Mostly litter for nest

SUCH is the amount of litter in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn, that it has killed natural growth with t5he result that the swans can only build their nests mostly out of rubbish.

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Published: 30 March 2017

Man knocked into canal

A walker on the road at Swarkstone by the Trent & Mersey Canal yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) was struck by a vehicle  involved in a crash and knocked into the canal.

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Published: 30 March 2017

What hope for the bridge?

THOUGH not built for the traffic of today, Bishopton Bridge on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal has become a rat-run for traffic, and with 500 new homes being built nearby, will hardly stand the pounding.

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Published: 30 March 2017

Another bridge clouted—update

THERE has been yet another canal bridge clouted by a car and again it closes the waterway.

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Published: 30 March 2017

No Tesco trolleys

THERE is a something of a panic in Kidderminster on the Staffs & Worcs that the canal there will soon be full of Tesco trolleys.

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Published: 28 March 2017

Barton Marina pub refurbishment

BARTON Marina ​Waterfront pub has had a major refurbishment yet still maintains its top marks in its hygiene inspection.
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Published: 27 March 2017

Tavistock Canal recognised

THOUGH now derelict, the Tavistock Canal in Devon has been recognised by an exhibition in Tavistock Museum that opened for the season on Saturday.

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Published: 27 March 2017

Lengthy closures

Your correspondent, who criticises CaRT over Brick Lock, highlights the observation that there have been days when nothing is happening, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 27 March 2017

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