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Bicentenary marked by mileposts

THE bicentenary of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is being marked by the Canal & River Trust by replacing missing mileposts along the waterway.

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Published: 24 February 2016

Drowned man was boater

THE man's body discovered in the Grand Union Canal at Croxley Green last Tuesday morning has been identified as Paul Harper who was a member of the local boating community.

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Published: 22 February 2016

Bridge installed for services

IN ADDITION to the temporary pedestrian bridge installed last month after the floods damaged the main Elland Road Bridge, a further one is being installed to carry services.

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Published: 22 February 2016

Holes still remain

I UNDERSTAND that budgets are probably very tight within CART at the moment, but this recent 'opportunity' made me laugh, writes John Howard.

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Published: 22 February 2016

Stay put!

WITH winds now often reaching gale force, it is amazing that there are boaters cruising in such conditions, being a danger to both themselves and others.

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Published: 22 February 2016

Watch your dangly bits fellas

THERE is a possibility that the pacu fish will soon be inhabiting our waterways, that are known for taking off male swimmers genitals, with one swimmer having bled to death in New Guinea.

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Published: 22 February 2016

Three for price of two moorings

BOATERS who prefer to moor in marinas for the facilities and explore the area whilst cruising are being offered three nights moorings at a marina for the price of two.

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Published: 20 February 2016

Sunken boat in Oxford Canal

THERE is another sunken boat partly blocking the navigation, this time on the Oxford Canal.

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Published: 20 February 2016

A Green way of life?

THERE appears to be an antipathy towards liveaboard boaters in some quarters, the IWA in particular springs to mind, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 18 February 2016

Homeless shelter adopts canal mile

A MILE of the Shropshire Union Canal in Chester has been adopted by the Richmond Court Homeless Shelter.

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Published: 17 February 2016

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  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock
  • How the boat rescue was undertaken
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock
  • Boaters emptying cassette toilets into canal
  • Stoke-on-Trent museums at risk
  • Seven months closure ends
  • Moorers taking part in Dogs Behaving Very Badly
  • Another quickie

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