ALAS it in not Canal & River Trust that is bringing back its much needed lengthsmen, but the National Trust who still have them on its Wey Navigation.
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THE plan to install a hydroelectric plant at Oxford's Osney Lock Weir on the Thames will go ahead as it has been confirmed that enough cash has been raised to cover its cost.
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A DEER had to be rescued yesterday (Wednesday) from the Fossdyke Navigation near Saxilby.
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CANAL & River Trust is advertising a public meeting of National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA)—its long running adversary— on one of its Facebook sites, writes Allan Richards.
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AT THE risk of contradicting Victor, our experience over the last month of the state of the canals doesn't match his.
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THOUGH many boats celebrated the re-opening of the Basingstoke, this has been short lived, as another land-slip has occurred.
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BY THIS time of the year, I would have expected to observe some significant improvement in the level of boats cruising the canals. Over the Easter holiday we were out for two weeks and saw very little in the way of boaters doing their thing, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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IT WAS the result of vandalism that prompted the repair to the guillotine lock at Kings Norton on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, that will be officially unveiled by Timothy West.
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IT IS is not really helpful for police just to say that simple lock and hasp solutions are inadequate. I guess we all know that but do not have much alternative, writes Mike Todd.
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