THE Sankey Canal Restoration Society has had a boost to the restoration of the Sankey Canal with various councils teaming up to help restore the navigation to full use.
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IF WHEN seizing Pearl, Geoff Meyers boat, Canal & River Trust was using this as a ‘sprat to catch a mackerel’ i.e. to fire a warning shot across the bows of any who would dare to flout its own ‘guidance’, then it has I think proved to be a very expensive ‘sprat’ indeed, writes Pam Picket.
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THE River Canal Rescue (RCR) is asking people to vote online for the company and help it win the People’s Choice category at this year’s Midlands Family Business Awards.
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THE raising of money for charity by Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina is really remarkable having raised over £17,000 for charity during the past six years.
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I TOO was attempting to get up the Foxton Flight on that week-end of the festival there, and it was a shambles, writes Kelvin Townsend.
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IN ACCORDANCE with our policy of accessing those parts of the system we cannot reach in our own boat we have just come back from a week on the Mon and Brec in a hire boat.
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THEY are certainly tough staff at Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina, competing in Tough Mudder raising money for Anne’s Wish Muscular Dystrophy charity.
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HIDDEN at Canary Wharf there is what seems to be a massive power plant, but is something that would be very handy indeed for the ever failing water level on the Kennet & Avon Canal summit pound, Kevin Too reports.
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A MAN falls into the Sheffield waterway after a night out, and once again comes calls for it to be fenced off.
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WHAT a shame the CART area responsible for this lock didn't take a leaf out of the Shroppie area, writes Alan Baker.
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