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Another Trent & Mersey marina planned

THOUGH the Trent & Mersey Canal is saturated with new marinas, plans have been put forward for still another, this time at Middlewich.

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Published: 12 October 2016

L&L celebrations continue

ONE of the many celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is the journey of the original 'short boat' Kennet along the entire length of the waterway.

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Published: 12 October 2016

Stupid thing to do

THE police had to rush to the Ouse in York after an emergency call that a man was in the river and was in difficulty.
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Published: 12 October 2016

K&A pumps broken again

THE pumps supplying the Kennet & Avon Canal at Bradford-on-Avon is out of action yet again.

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Published: 10 October 2016

Another drink related death?

WITH no sign of the missing student Elthan Peters, who went missing in the early hours of the 5th October, an underwater search team has been employed to search the Foss where he was last seen.

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Published: 10 October 2016

Need a strong association

I READ the recent article and share James Henry's concern that we need a strong association to represent all boaters, write Mark Tizard, Vice Chairman of the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO).

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Published: 10 October 2016

Car smashed Avon bridge

A HUGE part of the parapet of the bridge over the Avon ant Bradford-on Avon has been smashed by a car, with debris in the river.

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Published: 10 October 2016

Rochdale Canal fully open

THE damage caused by last year's Boxing Day floods has now been completely repaired, with the canal now re-opened.

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Published: 08 October 2016

Plank Lane open at last

THE Plank Lane Lift Bridge on the Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been repaired and in now fully open to navigation.
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Published: 08 October 2016

Wanted—a strong association

IF ONLY we had a strong and outspoken boaters association looking after our interests perhaps the decline of the canals would cease, writes James Henry.

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Published: 07 October 2016

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