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Chance to move stranded boats

IT WAS six weeks ago that we reported a stretch of the Kennet & Avon Canal was closed due to lack of water, but stranded boaters are being given the chance to move their boats.

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Published: 24 December 2011

Budget pressures stopped restoration funding

THE reason that Nottingham County Council was unable to continue with its funding towards the restoration of the Chesterfield Canal was because of budget pressures.

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Published: 23 December 2011

BW refutes tree management failings

BRITISH Waterways has refuted a coroner's report that failings exist in its tree management systems that could lead to future deaths, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 23 December 2011

Witham closure

LINCOLNSHIRE County Council, in discussion with the Environment Agency, wish to carry out works to the river wall alongside Waterside South in Lincoln, that will close the Witham for a month.

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Published: 23 December 2011

Hoping to attract boaters

ABINGDON Town Council hope to attract boaters to Abbey Meadow by the side of the Thames, with the intention of spending £2m on its revitalisation.

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Published: 23 December 2011

'Canal' killer gets life

AT SHEFFIELD Crown Court, Lord Justice Davis handed down a life sentence to Ashtiaq Asghar with the recommendation that he serve at least 17½ years for murdering Laura Wilson.

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Published: 23 December 2011

Drowned boater had three times legal limit

THE boater who drowned trying to board his boat at Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.

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Published: 23 December 2011

Update from Canal & River Trust

THE latest Update from the trustees of the Canal & River Trust is heavy on optimism but light on detail.

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Published: 23 December 2011

'Clear the scruffy boats'

ONCE again there as been a call to 'clear the scruffy boats' from the Grand Union Canal that are an eyesore.

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Published: 22 December 2011

EA breaks its word to boaters

THE Environment Agency intimated in September that its licence fees will be increased by less than 2%—but has increased them by three times as much.

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Published: 22 December 2011

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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
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  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
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