WITH so many problems on canal towpaths, the Canal Watch scheme is now being introduced by Staffordshire Police, to get towpath users to report suspicious activity.
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THE South Derbyshire MP Heather Wheeler visited Mercia Marina recently as part of her drive to support local businesses during English Tourism Week.
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WITH all the pressure on Cheshire West and Chester Council and British Waterways to do something about the rusty Sutton Swing Bridge over the Weaver, it seems action might at last be taken.
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IN A report from the Canal & River Trust (CART) its trustees relate that they are frustrated by its continuing delay.
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ANOTHER waterway that will face severe restrictions after Easter is the Kennet & Avon Canal, due to 'limited water availability'.
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THE restrictions on the Grand Union Canal have been blamed for the cancellation of Boxmoor Festival, that is expected to be the first of many.
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THE combined British Waterways and Canal & River Trust (CART) Chairman, Tony Hales has intimated that he will leave—but not yet.
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THE rubbish bins at Wolvercote Lock on the Oxford Canal have not been emptied since January, and this is causing complaints from boaters.
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IT SEEMS to be the season for drivers driving their cars into waterways, with two reported last week, and another now reported.
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THE man who was rescued from a Caen Hill Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal has since died, and a woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
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