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Narrowboats and Weaver swing bridge

MANY boaters have asked about the height restriction of Acton Bridge over the Weaver that at present is unable to be swung owing to repairs.

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Published: 22 March 2017

Wheel restrictions close hire boat companies

CAPERCAILLIE Cruisers has been providing narrowboat holidays on the Lowland Canals since 2003, following the re-opening of the canals and the development of the Falkirk Wheel.

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Published: 22 March 2017

Wheel a theme park

MY GOOD friends Irene and Nick Scott ran hotel boats on the Scottish Canals but it was the turning of the Falkirk Wheel into what Nick described as a theme park that decided them to pull out, writes Malcolm Fresh.

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Published: 22 March 2017

Café for Froghall Basin

THE old building at Froghall Basin at the southern end of the Caldon Canal has been turned into an attractive café by a local entrepreneur.

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Published: 20 March 2017

Terror on the Thames

AS the Houses of Parliament sits by the Thames, it was rather obvious that the authorities would eventually launch a simulated terrorist attack on the river, and did so yesterday (Sunday).

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Published: 20 March 2017

Plan to stop boats using the Wheel

COMPLETELY disregarding the fact that the Falkirk Wheel was constructed to transport boats between the  Forth & Clyde and Union canals, a plan is afoot to stop all such use.

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Published: 20 March 2017

Castlefield moorings to be cut?

WITH the news that planning consent has been given for a 24 apartment residential development in Castlefield Basin in Manchester comes the worry that moorings will be cut.

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Published: 20 March 2017

No 'Pusher' in Bristol

IT IS being claimed that there is a serial killer 'Pusher' in Bristol that is pushing young men to their deaths into the Avon.

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Published: 20 March 2017

Boat carpets at Atherstone

IF YOU happen to be cruising the Coventry Canal at Atherstone and your boat's carpets or floor coverings are a bit the worse for wear, then you are in the right place.

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Published: 17 March 2017

Something special at the boat show

THERE will be something special at the South Pennine Boat Club's Regatta this year—a famous ice cream!

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Published: 17 March 2017

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