A MASSIVE development is now underway by the side of the Bridgewater Canal in Runcorn.
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ONE of the two pumps that failed allowing a pound to slowly drain (Pump failure closes canal) has been repaired and is now in action keeping the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation at Sheffield open.
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HAVING travelled for six months last year using a mifi unit for internet access. (Which was far less than reliable) and costing £28 per month through Orange, I am sure that through narrowboatworld, somebody has found a cheaper solution to accessing the internet whilst cruising, writes Peter Ponting.
HARD on the heels of the many collapsing culverts, it is now tunnels that are failing, with Barnton Tunnel closed yesterday (Tuesday) on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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AFTER the latest failure—today (Monday)— our contributor in charge of stoppages, Keith Gudgin well describes the waterways as 'crumbling around us'!
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I DID not realise that there had been eight failures on the waterways in nine months. That certainly makes a mockery of the statement from CaRT that 'they are rare occurrences', writes Ian Gittins.
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THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has announced it is to spend £1.5m to refurbish a number of its most historic canalside cottages.
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A pregnant mare became caught in its tether as it went to drink out of the Nene near Northampton, having to be rescued by a specialist water rescue team as it could not get out.
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IT WOULD seem that no sooner does the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) open one part of its crumbling system than another failures occurs and an unscheduled stoppage takes place elsewhere, writes Allan Richards.
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