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Limited Olympics access

AN AGREEMENT has been reach by British Waterways and the security services to allow limited access by boat to and from the Lee Navigation during the Olympics.

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Published: 22 July 2011

The rowers win

THE rowers on the Cam at Cambridge have won their battle over Mr Asbo—the aggressive swan.

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Published: 22 July 2011

Ashing up the gates

THE article about 'ashing the gates' at the Caen Hill Flight in narrowboatworld has caused great interest, and British Waterways has been kind enough to supply us with photographs.

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Published: 21 July 2011

Best Thames lock

BOATERS using the Thames are being invited to vote for what they believe is the best kept lock.

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Published: 21 July 2011

Emails: Transfer Basingstoke

Reading your article 'Killing the Basingstoke', I would have thought it would make very good sense to transfer responsibility for the entire Basingstoke Canal to the new waterways charity!

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Published: 21 July 2011

English Heritage help

BRITISH Waterways has received £7,000 of funding from English Heritage to carry out maintenance and improvement work over three years on side ponds of Hanwell Flight on the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 21 July 2011

No 'National' next year

THE long running national waterways festival organised by the Inland Waterways Association will not be held next year.

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Published: 20 July 2011

Don't do it

ONCE again there is the warning to would-be swimmers in the waterways from British Waterways not to do it!

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Published: 20 July 2011

Towpath rapist jailed

THE illegal immigrant Bangladesh man who raped a woman by the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Burnley, and attempted a rape of another was given an indeterminate sentence at Preston Crown Court.

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Published: 20 July 2011

Drinkers sparked emergency operation

THREE drinkers leaping into the Ouse from a pub garden in York sparked off a full emergency operation after the men were seen in the water.

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Published: 20 July 2011

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  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • 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

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