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£5.5m to fix Elland Road Bridge

CALDERDALE Council has released figures giving Canal & River Trust (CaRT) cost estimates for repairing waterways infrastructure in its area.

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Published: 18 January 2016

Not evicting 41 families

CONTRADICTING the information given us by Gary Barnes that the Broads Authority had issued 41 eviction notices to houseboat moorers at the western end of Thorpe Island in Norwich, we are informed that this is not correct.

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Published: 18 January 2016

Canal bridge could be closed

CHESHIRE East Council members have called for the damaged Brooks Lane Bridge over the Trent & Mersey Canal in Middlewich to either be closed to traffic or severely restricted.

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Published: 18 January 2016

L&L 200th anniversary

THIS year the 200th anniversary of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is being celebrated, with numerous activities along its length.

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Published: 18 January 2016

Victor on our equipment

LET'S break the trend this week and concentrate on equipment for our boats, giving you our own experience of the equipment we have used and how it fared.

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Published: 17 January 2016

Taking over EA waterways

I RESPECT the Inland Waterways Association (IWA)  as an organisation and its leaders for the excellent work they have achieved over many years, writes Jimmy Lockwood.

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Published: 15 January 2016

Serial cock-ups!

THE Canal & River Trust's (CaRT) cock-ups come thick and fast with no less than four over in the Christmas period. 
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Published: 15 January 2016

Well tested

THE floating pontoons installed at the new White Mills Marina on the Nene were well tested over the recent weeks.

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Published: 15 January 2016

CaRT launches flood appeal

THE Canal & River Trust has launched an appeal to help restore the damage to the waterways in the North that have been affected by the recent floods.

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Published: 15 January 2016

Mass exodus from Calder & Hebble

OUR boat was one of those that had to be rescued by River Canal Rescue after the floods on the Calder & Hebble, and we must congratulate the rescue people on a good job once they got around to our boat, being of course in a queue, writes Pauline Grimes.

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Published: 14 January 2016

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