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Four years without water

WE ALL know that nowadays British Waterways seem to have little interest in boaters' facilities, and have read of sanitary stations and the like being non-operational or even closed down.

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Published: 13 July 2011

Dangerous sign

SUCH is the addiction to warning signs these days, that the signs themselves are becoming dangerous, as the one on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is proving.

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Published: 13 July 2011

Another lock for Chesterfield Canal

WORK has started on Staveley Town Lock on the Chesterfield Canal, with two week-long work camps.

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Published: 13 July 2011

Trial of water buses

A TRIAL will start this week of water buses for use at the Olympics, ferrying people from Limehouse Basin to the western entrance of the Olympic Park at Old Ford Lock on the Lee Navigation.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Support for canal project

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust's funds recently increased by £600 thanks to a donation from the Guildford & Reading Branch of the Inland Waterways Association.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Festival at Anderton

ANDERTON Boat Lift is the host of a six weeks  music and arts festival.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Man dies in boat fire

A BOATER died when his boat caught fire on the Medway, though he was pulled out of the blaze.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Go-ahead for Derby Canal

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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Published: 11 July 2011

'Can't use red diesel'

THE European Union is attempting to stop boaters using red diesel, even where the tax has been paid.

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Published: 10 July 2011

Reeves Boat Builders goes

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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Published: 09 July 2011

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