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Concert at London Canal Museum

A CONCERT by the renowned harpist Catrin Finch is to be given at the London Waterway Museum to raise funds for WaterAid.

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Published: 27 March 2015

Staffs & Worcs open again

THE stoppage at Debdale Lock on the Staffs & Worcs caused by the deteriorating condition of a gate (Staffs & Worcs closed) has now been lifted after work has been completed.

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Published: 27 March 2015

£600,000 to heat NT house

THE BBC reports that the Trust has spent £600,000 on a marine source heat pump to heat a National Trust property.

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Published: 27 March 2015

CaRT's Soviet ten years plan

THERE is a belief that living aboard a boat can provide a close approximation to an aspirational and idyllic style of life. But like many things viewed from a distance—when you get in close, you come to realise that idyllic is not the right word, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 27 March 2015

Timothy & Pru a danger

I AM appalled by the actions and attitude of Timothy and Pru West. They are a danger to themselves and other canal users as they crash their way around the system, writes John Wallace.

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Published: 26 March 2015

Trip boat volunteers wanted

THE Friends of the Cromford Canal, that operate the 76 years old narrowboat Birdswood are looking to engage more volunteers to operated the boat during the season.

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Published: 26 March 2015

Another leak

A 'LEAK' has been discovered on the Peak Forest Canal, which is now closed to navigation until further notice.

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Published: 26 March 2015

Floating workboats?

WE ARE told that there is to be a new floating mooring pontoon on the Macclesfield Canal between bridges 35 and 36 in Macclesfield.

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Published: 26 March 2015

De-humanising canals

CANALS and the river navigations of the UK, were mostly built at a time when ‘steady' was a brisk walking pace and ‘very fast' was the speed of a galloping horse, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 26 March 2015

Car still in canal

THOUGH it was hoped to remove the car from the Rochdale Canal in Manchester, it is still there, though hoped to be removed later today.

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Published: 26 March 2015

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