DERBY City Council have recommended its planning board give permission for the restoration of the 12 miles of the Derby & Sandiacre Canal within its borders.
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THE European Union is attempting to stop boaters using red diesel, even where the tax has been paid.
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ONE of the few remaining long established boat builders has now followed the all too frequent trend, and gone out of business, another casualty of the ever shrinking demand for boats.
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THE invasive weed floating pennywort has now invaded the Lee Navigation, with volunteers attempting to get rid of the fast growing plant.
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IT WAS second time lucky with plans for the old Marsworth British Waterways yard on the Grand Union Canal, with the the council giving its approval.
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HERE'S the chance for boaters to be contestants in the hugely popular ITV series Come Dine with Me.
WATERWAYS Trust Scotland believe that many people living near the Caledonian Canal don't even know it is there, so have appointed a canal officer, who the Trust hopes will increase awareness.
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WITH the financial problems at present causing a halt to many restorations, the Cotswold Canals restoration is still proceeding, albeit very slowly.
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THOUGH boating is going through a hard time at present, this is not stopping a new canal festival, to be held at Alrewas on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) has now received assurances from British Waterways that there will be no new enforcement powers being sought when it changes to a charity.
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