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Mind the car

IT IS never a good idea to leave a car our of gear with a dodgy handbrake facing downhill towards a waterway, which was what one fella did to his regret.

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Published: 06 September 2014

Independent?

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Waterways Ombudsman, Andrew Walker, has refused to provide information relating to a complaint as it may provide evidence that he is not independent! Writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 05 September 2014

London moorings—Bargees opposition

The National Bargee Travellers Association London (NBTA) suggests that moorings rings could be installed on the long stretches of the towpath which have been concreted over, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 05 September 2014

Manpower for the Macc

FURTHER to the article concerning the clearing of trees and vegetation from the Macclesfield Canal, Ray Butler, Secretary of the Macclesfield Canal Society tells us that more volunteers are still needed.

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Published: 05 September 2014

Makes a change

ONE boater is so fond of his vacuum cleaners, that he takes them with him wherever he goes—even on his hired narrowboat!

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Published: 05 September 2014

Macc to be cleared

AFTER so many complaints of the state of overhanging trees and vegetation on the Macclesfield Canal, (Into the Jungle) volunteers have been enlisted by Canal & River Trust to clear the waterway.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Swingers Update

JUST to set the record straight, regarding the Kevin McNiff article 'Swingers' writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Swingers

No, not the type you might think(!) but those lock gates that won't stay shut. That's what we call them—Swingers. Writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Girl disappears from towpath

THERE is now great concern for 14 years old Alice Goss, who disappeared from walking the towpath of the Grand Union Canal at Brentford.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Boat fire at Fradley

AN ELECTRICAL fault in a narrowboat caused a boat fire as it was moored at Fradley Junction, that required the fire fighters to extinguish.

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Published: 04 September 2014

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Latest

  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock
  • How the boat rescue was undertaken
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock
  • Boaters emptying cassette toilets into canal
  • Stoke-on-Trent museums at risk
  • Seven months closure ends
  • Moorers taking part in Dogs Behaving Very Badly

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