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Carbon monoxide fumes killed boaters

IT HAS been revealed that the couple and their dog found dead on a boat on the Norfolk Broads were killed by carbon monoxide fumes, as was thought.

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Published: 25 June 2016

S&SY Navigation closed until next week

THE Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, that suffered a lock failure, will not be re-opened until next week.

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Published: 24 June 2016

Another sunken boat

ANOTHER boat has been caught on a lock cill, this time on the Grand Union Canal in Hemel Hempstead with the navigation closed.

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Published: 24 June 2016

Macclesfield still open

VERY good news for boaters and hire companies is that though the original repair to the Macclesfield Canal at Bollington failed, (Macclesfield breach repair hasn't held) the canal is still open.

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Published: 24 June 2016

New tactic?

HAVING 'stalked' and even resorted to outright harassment of, in some cases, members of the continuous cruiser and liveaboard communities, it now appears to be the turn of the hire/share boat/holiday maker sector to feel the 'benefit' (sic) of having an unaccountable Trust in charge of the waterways, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 24 June 2016

Email: Too many stoppages

Just read the article about all the stoppages on the Leicester Section but no stoppage notices issued by CaRT.

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Published: 23 June 2016

Closures without stoppage notices

THE Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal is being closed numerous times over the next few months, though no normal stoppage notices have been sent out by Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 23 June 2016

Too many railings

As a regular user of the Avon at Bath, like others I have spoken to, I am worried about the every increasing amount of railings that are being erected along the river, writes Graham DeVine.

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Published: 23 June 2016

McDonald's clean-up the Chesterfield

A GROUP of over 30 employees from three local McDonald's stores did a massive clean-up on the Chesterfield Canal on Tuesday.

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Published: 23 June 2016

Is anyone surprised?

I REALLY must ask that after the repair to the last major breach failed, is anyone really surprised at theĀ  one on the Macc [Macclesfield Canal] only lasting a week? Asks Terry Palmer.

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Published: 22 June 2016

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