THE Coventry Canal is the latest to be closed as the top gate of Lock 6 has become dislodged from its fixed position, so the lock had to be closed to navigation today (Friday).
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THE Canal & River Trust must by now realise that its system of minimum maintenance is not working with now the Anderton Boat Lift broken and closed.
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A CLAIM has been lodged in the Royal Courts of Justice and papers served on Canal & River Trust (CaRT) following its seizure of a boat in January, writes Allan Richards.
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THERE is a water shortage on the Rochdale Canal that has prompted Canal & River Trust to close the summit pound. with immediate effect, from 4pm to 9am daily.
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WAITING for repairs to his van to be completed, boater Tony Dunkley decided to take a walk alongside the Nottingham Canal with his dog Betsy, writes Pam Pickett.
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FOLLOWING on the news that the Soar is to be used as a new canoe 'trail' comes news that another such trail is envisaged across the Pennines.
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I HAD a most welcome visit from Richard Parry a few days ago. Its not often that you get to have a direct one-to-one chat with the boss. He spent some time with us on the boat and we had a good chat about this and that. Writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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INTERESTING to read the comments about locks being damaged by boats. I can assure your correspondents that boats can and do cause a tremendous amount of damage to locks, writes Richard Swan.
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QUESTION: Can other towpath users use the duck lanes if no ducks are present? Asks Ralph Freeman.
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