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'Waterways grinding to a halt'

THE combination of falling water levels and the drastic increase in boats at honey-pot sites is resulting in the canal network grinding to a halt.

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Published: 22 August 2011

Keeping the Thames in good shape

OWING to the Environment Agency's Waterways Investment Programme, 12 locks will benefit during the next few months.

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Published: 20 August 2011

Sunk boat was on cill

THE narrowboat that sank in Weston Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal was caught on the cill.

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Published: 19 August 2011

Commemorative journey

THE historic narrowboat Mendip will be travelling through the Midlands to Bournville in September to re-create the journeys it made 50 years ago carrying chocolate crumb.

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Published: 19 August 2011

Email: Should get the sack

If those bonuses were based on the directors doing a good job and keeping the waterways in good condition they deserve only one thing, and that is the sack, with no golden handshake or over bloated pension.

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Published: 19 August 2011

Email: Priority is pedestrians

You may want to direct your correspondent  to the Waterscape web site regarding cyclists on towpaths.

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Published: 19 August 2011

Email: Congestion

Not so long ago, British Waterways' Sally Ash (Head of Boating—huh?) told a meeting of those concerned about allowing more new marinas that there is no quantifiable method to measure 'congestion'.

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Published: 19 August 2011

Union's disgust at bonuses

FOLLOWING the news in narrowboatworld that British Waterways directors are awarding themselves a bonus for failure, whilst giving its workers a pittance award, Robin Evans maintains it is recognising the directors' performance.

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Published: 18 August 2011

Duckweed takes over Regent's Canal

WITH very little boat movement in the city, duckweed is taking over the Regent's Canal.

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Published: 18 August 2011

Rushing about

IT IS our Ralph Freeman who tells us there are many boaters in a 'blazing hurry' on the Trent & Mersey Canal at the moment.

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Published: 18 August 2011

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