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Now it's the Anderton Boat Lift that is closed

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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Published: 28 May 2015

Boater sues CaRT

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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Published: 28 May 2015

Rochdale Canal water shortage

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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Published: 28 May 2015

A cautionary tale—but for whom?

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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Published: 28 May 2015

Another waterway canoe 'trail'

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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Published: 28 May 2015

The need for speed

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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Published: 27 May 2015

Boaters cause damage

YES, boaters do cause damage to locks, writes Peter Earley.
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Published: 27 May 2015

Boats do cause damage

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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Published: 27 May 2015

Are we allowed on duck lanes?

QUESTION: Can other towpath users use the duck lanes if no ducks are present? Asks Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 27 May 2015

Held up by bureaucracy

I THINK your readers may have missed the object of the move by Canal & River Trust to install duck lanes on the towpaths, writes Jimmy Lockwood.

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Published: 27 May 2015

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