SO THE revered (by Cart) John Dodwell has been attempting to qualify that ludicrous figure of 400,000,000—sorry, now 440,000,000—visitors to the 2,000 odd miles of our waterways again.
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THIS week, a narrowboat started to take on water whilst cruising the Lee in London, and quickly sank, destroying everything on board, as its weed hatch cover had been left off.
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ANY boater thinking of paying a visit to Bugsworth Basin or the Macclesfield this week-end from the North, would perhaps do well to 'think again'.
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OUR log shows it was 12 years since we last came down from the North to cruise the Leicester Section, and as we again visited it last year, I found it had completely changed, writes Charles Bamforth.
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RIVER Canal Rescue is providing free breakdown and emergency assistance for the 'Idle Women' recreation along the 320 miles of waterway on the journey.
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ONCE again the Wey & Arun Trust is organising its annual 'poddle', to raise funds towards the canal's ultimate restoration.
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A DRUNK man had a lucky escape yesterday (Wednesday) when he stumbled into the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Shipley.
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THERE are plans for another residential tower block at Liverpool Docks—the third since last September.
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FOLLOWING recent grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Inland Waterways Association, organisations promoting the restoration of the Montgomery Canal have come together to launch an appeal for the next stage of its restoration.
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DURING the past two years the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal has been closed five times, and today, as the paddles have given up the ghost and closed Locks 1 and 2 it is closed again.
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