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Land sale causing concern

THE auction of land  by British Waterways in Mirfield by the Calder & Hebble Navigation is causing concern about access.

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Published: 01 September 2011

Increase for EA boaters

THE Environment agency has announced that it is to increase its boat registration charges next year.

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Published: 01 September 2011

BW backs down over continuous cruisers

THE plans by British Waterways' Head of Boating, Sally Ash, to control residential moorers on the Lee & Stort Navigations have been abandoned.

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Published: 31 August 2011

IWA walk raised £400

The Inland Waterways Association walk along the Montgomery Canal last week-end raised nearly £400.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Protecting botched maintenance

BRITISH WATERWAYS has made a planning application to bolt a rubber fender to the lock structure to protect its botched brickwork on the unique Grade ll Listed locks on the Regents Canal at Camden Town, writes Del Brenner.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Winter talks at Gloucester

FRIENDS of the Gloucester Waterways Museum have arranged talks this winter in Coots Conference Suite adjacent to the Museum.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Email: Little instruction

We recently started to work up the Bosley locks following another private boat, but we got as far as the second lock and found that in front of the boat in front of us were two hire boats from a local hire fleet on the Macclesfield.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Bridgewater thefts

THIEVES are targeting outboard boat engines on the Bridgewater Canal, the latest taken this week.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Trent bridge delayed again

THERE is further delay for the completion of Long Horse bridge over the Trent at Derwent Mouth.

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Published: 31 August 2011

Email: Good service

I have no axe to grind, no shares or pending orders, but I must say that Midland Chandlers have been nothing but helpful whenever I have dealt with them.

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Published: 31 August 2011

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