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Swans targeted

SWANS are being targeted on the Thames in Windsor, with more following earlier reports. (Swan barbecued).

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Published: 26 October 2013

Water vole at Caen Hill Flight

AT THE moment the ecologists are in raptures at discovering water vole on the Cain Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes.

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Published: 25 October 2013

Towpaths for WRG

FOR 40 years the Waterways Recovery Group (WRG) has been undertaking sterling work on the restoration and maintenance of the canals, but has broken away from this traditional role to undertake resurfacing and widening of towpaths.

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Published: 25 October 2013

The Falkirk Wheel

I AM afraid that I totally disagree with Geoff Low (Hope for the Future). The iconic Falkirk Wheel is a novel and functional engineering solution to the age old problem of getting boats from one level to another, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 24 October 2013

CaRT fails to publish again

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) is still ignoring the wishes of its Trustees and failing to publish its Board papers, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 24 October 2013

No bids for IWA HS2 plans

THOUGH three consultants were sent a tender invitation and specification for the work to undertake a feasibility study of the Inland Waterways Association's proposals for an alternative route for HS2, no one was interested.

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Published: 24 October 2013

Marina access charges

RECENT comments regarding access charges levied by British Waterways and their successors Canal & River Trust (CaRT) are interesting, writes Jimmy Lockwood.

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Published: 24 October 2013

A bad decision

FROM the responses we have received from many boaters over the months about the Inland Waterways Association hijacking the four independent boater places on Canal & River Trust, it was a bad decision.

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Published: 24 October 2013

Hope for the future

Wonderful piece written by Orph about hope, perseverance, enthusiasm and just generally getting down to it, writes Geoff Low.

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Published: 24 October 2013

Date for L&L opening

THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton, where it has breached, will reopen for navigation on Thursday 21st November.

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Published: 24 October 2013

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