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Paddled 400 miles

AFTER beating cancer, Lizzie Carr took up paddle-boarding to raise awareness of the volume of plastic pollution in the country's canals and rivers—that she feels very strongly about.

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Published: 13 June 2016

Massive development at Meadow Lane Lock

WORK has now started on a massive development at Meadow Lane Lock at the junction of the Nottingham Canal with the Trent.

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Published: 13 June 2016

Macclesfield re- opens

THE Macclesfield Canal was re-opened over the week-end after the affected pound was re-filled, with boats allowed to go though

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Published: 13 June 2016

Narrowboat drugs raid

ACTING on information, police raided two narrowboats on the Thames seizing a quantity of cannabis and a weapon.

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Published: 13 June 2016

Birmingham—all open

THE local council have made the 'dangerous' structure that closed the Garrison Flight safe, so the Grand Union Canal into Birmingham is now open.

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Published: 11 June 2016

David: Health and Safety

TALKING of CaRT's somewhat selective attitude to Health and Safety we recently went up Towney lock on the Kennet & Avon and I cannot see how this ever passed a modern risk assessment.

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Published: 11 June 2016

Two dead in boat

AS A BOAT had been moored for a protracted length of time on Wroxham Broad on the Norfolk Broads, the authorities decided to investigate.

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Published: 10 June 2016

Two more Avon drownings

TWO men have drowned in the Avon this month, making a total of eight men having died in the river since 2009.

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Published: 10 June 2016

'Bargees' have CaRT on the ropes

YOU may not agree with the policy of the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA), but it certainly has Canal & River Trust 'on the ropes' with its enviable publicity campaign.

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Published: 10 June 2016

Dogs drowned in L&L

TWO dogs have been discovered drowned in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal during May, obviously thrown in to be killed as weights were tied to them.

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Published: 10 June 2016

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