PROPERTY consultancy Colliers International is calling for the transfer of British Waterways into Canal & River Trust to signal a re-incorporation of the canal and river network into the nation's infrastructure.
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I WAS not in the least surprised at our Allan Richards' report of so many boats sinking in locks, which much surely be down to the complete lack of proper lock tuition.
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THE warm weather has once again brought the incidence of young people leaping into locks to cool down, yet they are risking their lives.
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IN THIS age of the internet, more and more Wi-Fi is being made available, with the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port now boasting of the facility.
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WORK by volunteers of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, have meant there is now a new café at the Wharf in Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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HAVING first-hand knowledge of the problems of the Trent & Mersey Canal, contributor Ralph Freeman offers suggestions how they can be fixed to make life easier for boaters.
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THE Festival of the Rivers that was cancelled earlier this year owing to high water levels on the Ouse is to be held instead later this month in York.
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IT MUST have been with a sigh of relief that Sue Day finished her marathon trek with a horse drawn boat of the entire length of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Leeds to Pier Head at Liverpool.
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WITH the Wendover Arm Trust losing out on its big fund raising Wendover Festival this year, it is organising a sponsored walk to raise funds towards its further restoration.
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A boater cruising the Leeds & Liverpool Canal disputes the claim made by Canal & River Trust concerning the number of unlicenced boats, with Peter Ponting writing:
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