WHEN I first boated on the canals 40 odd years ago, there were two speed rules to obey, on a clear road no more than 4mph an hour, when passing moored boats no more than 2mph writes Rick.
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THE damaged bank and towpath above Caen Hill Flight at Devices will take a month to repair, with the flight closed for the entire period.
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THAT dreaded 'D' word—dredging, or the lack of it, the blight of fairly deep draughted boats like ours, writes Gareth Haines.
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MANCHESTER firefighters are warning people to take extra care around the city's waterways after another person was found floating in the Rochdale Canal.
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THE Shuttle Lock (24E) on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has failed, with its gearbox out of action once more.
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THE Bridgewater Canal Company is to close the Bridgewater Canal for an entire four months, starting next Monday, 2nd November.
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THE damage to the towpath by vandals releasing water at the top of the Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal has caused Canal & River Trust to make the decision to close the waterway.
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IT IS believed that it was vandals opening the paddles on the Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal that caused excessive damage to the towpath.
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I have just read Allan Richard's article about boats being hung-up, and the episode at Hillmorton where the volunteer nearly sank a boat.
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WILL IT take another Drum Major incident to make Canal & River Trust ensure that volunteer lock keepers are properly trained to deal with 'cilling' and hang-up emergencies? asks Allan Richards.
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