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Anti-bread campaign success

THE campaign by the Canal & River Trust to stop the public feeding ducks unhealthy bread has been successful.

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Published: 16 March 2016

Missing boater search continues

THE search intensified yesterday (Tuesday) at Sawley Marina for Josh Cotton who disappeared from his boat on Friday.

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Published: 16 March 2016

Thwarted by its own rules

MOST of us will have seen birds nesting in those tyres that some boaters use as fenders, but they carry the risk of putting a stop to your boating!

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Published: 14 March 2016

Running ink

THE boaters on the Broads have their boat licences in the form of toll plaques, but the latest batch have been printed with ink that runs when wet!

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Published: 14 March 2016

Ouse closed

THE Ouse is closed at Linton Lock due to a hole appearing by the side of the lock—This is the Yorkshire Ouse, not to be confused with the River Great Ouse.

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Published: 14 March 2016

Help on Wigan Flight

STARTING at the end of this month, Canal & River Trust will be arranging help for single handed boaters using the Wigan Flight on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 14 March 2016

No licences for CCs if they don't comply

THE Canal & River Trust has announced that it will no longer issue short term boat licences for those continuous cruisers who do not meet the terms of of their licences, by refusing to move continuously.

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Published: 11 March 2016

Your views on dredging invited

THE West Midlands Waterway area of the Canal & River Trust has recognised that the best information it can get regarding areas of its waterways to dredge is from the people who use them—the boaters.

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Published: 11 March 2016

A passengers' view

IN ALL it's nearly 16 years, though narrowboatworld has given endless stories of boaters it has never given that of a passenger on a combined bus and trip boat, so here we rectify the omission.

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Published: 09 March 2016

Elsan used for oil

THE Elsan disposal unit on the Lee Navigation at Stonebridge Lock is out of action as it has been used to deposit used oil.

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Published: 09 March 2016

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  • Worry about possible breach at Nantwich
  • Lengthsman 2026: Reimagining Waterways Asset Management
  • More Leeds & Liverpool woes
  • Eight hours of sewage in navigation
  • Again it is two usual stoppages
  • Atherstone Flight reopens with restrictions
  • Overnight tunnel work to save daytime closure
  • Clean-up of the Nene
  • Replacing rail bridge will affect navigation
  • Key developments from the Whitchurch Canal breach
  • Gloucester Docks closed for dredging
  • Winter works programme published
  • A further stoppage on Kennet & Avon Canal
  • Trip hazards causing tripping into canal
  • New Junction Canal could be closed for months
  • The Whitchurch Arm now closed
  • Profiteering at the expence of stranded boaters
  • Narrowboat recovered from Bath Deep Lock
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  • Gloucester Docks still silted-up

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