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How stupid is that?

WITH the Thames listed as unsafe for navigation, a pair took a wooden cruiser on the river and finished up on Teddington Weir after it lost power.

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Published: 16 December 2009

Pocklington Canal 'safe'

FOLLOWING wide consultation, a new agreement as been reached on the future of the Pocklington Canal.

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Published: 16 December 2009

Trent restocked after pollution

AFTER cyanide was leaked into the Trent below Stoke, it was discovered there were no living fish in a 700 metres stretch of water.

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Published: 16 December 2009

Bude Canal gets MP's support

THE Bude Canal Trust has now had the support of an MP in its endeavours to promote the waterway's restoration.

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Published: 16 December 2009

British Waterways for sale

BRITISH Waterways is being offered in a auction on Ebay, with the first bid now in.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Renishaw canal restoration on DVD

A DVD of the Chesterfield Canal restoration at Renishaw has just been released by Compress Media.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Towpath Tidy again

IT'S A little early for a Spring Clean, but British Waterways has announced its Towpath Tidy fortnight for next year.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Knife wielding gang on the Regent's

THE POLICE have issued a warning for towpath walkers to be aware of a knife wielding gang of teenagers operating on the towpath of the Regents Canal.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Off to a good start

THE new Droitwich Canals' Restoration Partnership event, part of BBC Breathing Places Tree O'Clock— part of a national attempt to plant a record number of trees in just one hour, was off to a good start.

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Published: 11 December 2009

Jail again for K&A boater

BOATER Justin McDonald is back in prison after  admitting possession of drugs and a CS gas canister at his narrowboat at Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 11 December 2009

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