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What is it with the HSE?

WHAT is it indeed with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)? Asks Ralph Freeman.
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Published: 09 July 2012

Take a running jump!

THE Mayor of London, Boris Johnson is not at all amused at the Port of London Authorities new rule that no one can now swim in the tidal Thames without permission.

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Published: 09 July 2012

Couple found dead after rescue

THE couple that were saved from drowning when their car plunged into the Bridgewater Canal have been found dead at home.

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Published: 09 July 2012

Volunteer help is important

THE Grand Union is (slightly) quieter than some other areas in the south east, though our volunteers at Foxton for example have a constant flow of boats, writes Edward Moss, National Volunteering Manager, Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 07 July 2012

The free loaders

THERE is nothing that annoys genuine boaters more than the free loaders on the system, and not just in London, write Jan and Malcolm Gunningham.

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Published: 07 July 2012

Will Staveley bank hold?

LATE this afternoon (Friday) the  Chesterfield Canal is in flood and overflowing its new bank at Staveley just before the new basin.

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Published: 06 July 2012

Boat on weir

A NARROWBOAT was swept onto the weir at Ratcliffe-on-Soar yesterday (Thursday) when the owner pulled over to allow a broad beam to pass, and was swept by the current at Cedar Isle on the river.

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Published: 06 July 2012

Trent in flood again

THE Trent is in flood yet again, with CART issuing warning notices that Cranfleet Flood Lock is closed.

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Published: 06 July 2012

£13.5m for canal extension

A SHORT extension from the existing Forth & Clyde Canal to a new sea lock on the Carron and a lift bridge at Falkirk will cost £13.5m.

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Published: 06 July 2012

Collapsed culvert causes flooding

FOR the second time in just over a week Wigan streets have been flooded due to a blocked culvert under the Leeds & Liverpool Canal causing water to back up and flood.

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Published: 06 July 2012

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  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed

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