THE flood at Barton Turn has certainly brought home the necessity for regular inspection of the waterways, previously undertaken by lengthsmen, who had knowledge of the possibility of such occurrences.
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REGULAR readers will remember that horrific story of two lurchers left hanging by their necks on a cold New Years Eve on a Grand Union Canal bridge.
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THE subject of biofuel is so confusing and complicated, (unsurprisingly), and I quite agree with Pam that it's been badly thought through, writes Lisa Machin.
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THE fight is on to save the historic Essex Wharf at Lea Bridge on the Lee Navigation from four 'monster' blocks of flats, that have unexpectedly been given planning consent.
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THE waterways in Stoke are being transformed as part of a scheme that gives unemployed people a route back to work.
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SUCH are the problems with vandals in Spalding that its water taxi service has had to be moved.
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PART of the cash raised by the runners in a charity race has gone towards repairing a charity boat that suffered frost damage to its plumbing.
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ITV have stated that questions have been asked about the failure of the Olympics being 'green' by moving thousands of tonnes of material a day by barge.
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THE Lune Aqueduct on the Lancaster Canal has been awarded a £1m Heritage Lottery Fund grant, with £1.25m of match funding coming from British Waterways.
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