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Essex Wharf—the end?

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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Published: 28 January 2011

Waterways job-seekers

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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Published: 27 January 2011

Vandals attack water taxi

SUCH are the problems with vandals in Spalding that its water taxi service has had to be moved.

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Published: 27 January 2011

Brimscombe Port again

IT WAS in 2003 that plans for development at Brimscombe Port on the Cotswold Canals were first raised, and have been put forward yet again.
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Published: 27 January 2011

Runners raise cash for boat

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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Published: 27 January 2011

Olympics 'green' failure

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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Published: 26 January 2011

Money for Lune Aqueduct

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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Published: 26 January 2011

Countryfile at Ellesmere Port

THERE was unusual activity at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port today (Wednesday) with Countryfile being filmed.

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Published: 26 January 2011

Flats for Devizes Wharf

REVISED plans have been submitted for flats on Devizes Wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal after objections.
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Published: 26 January 2011

Club to lose its wharf

SELLING off Cropredy Wharf on the Oxford Canal will mean that the Banbury & District Canoe Club will loose its wharf, unless the members can find British Waterway's asking price of £130,000.

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Published: 26 January 2011

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