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Vandals cause towpath damage

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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Published: 29 October 2015

Email: Two types of lock volunteers

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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Published: 29 October 2015

Drum Major again?

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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Published: 29 October 2015

Busy weekend at Cromford

IT WILL be a very busy weekend at Cromford Wharf this weekend with Friends of the Cromford Canal organising a Discovery Day.
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Published: 29 October 2015

Sawley teams up with BHF

SAWLEY Marina has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation, (BHF) choosing it as its charity of the year.

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Published: 29 October 2015

What an admission!

A WATERWAY is such a danger to boaters that Canal & River Trust have had to issue a warning notice of its dangers of trees and vegetation!

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Published: 28 October 2015

New marina now connected

THE White Mills Marina in Earls Barton is now connected to the system, having been cut through to the Nene on Monday.
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Published: 28 October 2015

Manslaughter verdict on Gas Safe installer

A GAS safety installer has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend and ten years old daughter for installing an unsafe generator on his boat.

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Published: 28 October 2015

No takers for canal basin property

IT WAS ten years ago that property under flats was built at Coventry Basin, yet it has still not been occupied, failing to do so again at a further auction.

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Published: 28 October 2015

Maintenance issues—smoke and mirrors?

IT APPEARS to me that CaRT are playing a bit ‘fast & loose' with the maintenance figures that keep being rolled out whenever questioned on the subject, writes Orph Mable. The only consistent FACT that I see is that the backlog continues to grow.

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Published: 28 October 2015

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