THE hot weather has caused parts of the Lancaster Canal to turn into something resembling pea soup as it encourages the quick growth of duck weed.
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THERE is once again the 'normal' closure of the Crofton Flight due to lack of water on the summit pound, that is usually caused by the pumps being unable to cope.
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A SWAN injured by a narrowboat's propeller on the Trent & Mersey at Nantwich has caused the RSPCA tro warn boaters to take care.
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I DON'T know how they managed 50,000 visitors a year to Standedge Visitor Centre as there is nothing there of interest except a video about the canal and its restoration that lasts about 20 minutes, write Fabia Greaterex.
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A FENCE is being erected at the weir on the Trent by Beeston Marina after a boy drowned after entering the water.
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READING Victor's comments on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal brought to mind the information I had gathered at its restoration, which in hindsight shows again the use of statistics to achieve a goal, writes Archer Townrow.
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I BELIEVE that every boater—providing his/her boat is not too long—should try the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
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MIDDLE moorers, that is boaters who find a space, no matter how big, and moor in the middle of it are, as far as I'm concerned, just plain ignorant and selfish, writes Keith Gudgin.
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WE TOO had problems with a selfish moorer last week on the Shroppie, writes Richard Hall.
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HAVING seen the myriad of silly aspects of the ‘all electric’ policies being mooted in the press and from Government officials. I must admit that it is all beyond my understanding, writes Orph Mable.
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