BOATERS on the Wiltshire section of the Kennet & Avon Canal are being offered free smoke detectors by Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service in an attempt to cut down the number of deaths caused by narrowboat fires.
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THE official launch of Canal & River Trust will not now take place in June as suggested.
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ON THE Gloucester & Sharpness Canal the Bridge Keepers would traditionally ensure the grass was cut regularly either side of the bridges at this time of the year. This meant that the visitor moorings were kept in a neat and tidy condition and were pleasant places to moor up, writes Amy Dickerson.
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PEOPLE living by the restored Stroudwater Navigation are angry that the local council, that is pushing for the restoration, ignored their objections to the construction of a dangerous slipway.
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BUDDING young actors from the Ellesmere Port area have a chance to audition at National Waterways Museum for a performance which will see them working with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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BOATERS were concerned at a sweeping statement by British Waterways Chief Executive Robin Evans to the House of Lords, so we decided to run a poll for a few days to ascertain their views.
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CODY Dock on the Lee & Stort Navigations could become a marina if a partnership gets its way.
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OF THE two children who survived the boating tragedy on the Avon where a farther and a son died, Archie Mynott aged seven is now out of hospital.
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A MAN on a mobility scooter went into the Thames at Abingdon Bridge, and drowned.
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WE HAVE received applications from voters taking part in our current poll that they have inadvertently made their wrong choice, and would like us to rectify.
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