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More vegetation for safety

IN A strange move, British Waterways have decided to plant more vegetation by the banks of the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation where Matthew Cartright fell in and drowned.

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Published: 07 November 2011

Victor Swift: Canal & River Trust shambles

SO AT last the Inland Waterways Association has woken up to the shambles that there will be a desperate shortage of money when the Canal & River Trust, or CART, as it will be known, eventually comes into being.

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Published: 07 November 2011

Please return milestones

MANCHESTER, Bolton and Bury Canal Society people are asking those who have the original milestones from the disused waterway to let them know, so they can eventually be restored in their original positions.

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Published: 04 November 2011

IWA panic

Sadly I feel a little aggrieved by all the online posts and panic instigated this week by the Inland Waterway Association 'Call to Arms' over the move to Canal & River Trust, (CART) writes Graham Phillips

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Published: 04 November 2011

Cyclists in control

The whole concept of cycling puts a person on a bike raised up above fishermen, walkers and boaters and this ‘being above' idea seems to mean most, writes Ruth Cragg.

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Published: 04 November 2011

Cash found for festival

THE Waterways Festival of Light at Brierley Hill had to be cancelled this year owing to the lack of sponsorship, but an events company is taking it on for next year.

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Published: 04 November 2011

Derby Canal gets planning permission

PLANNING permission has now been awarded for the restoration of the Derby Canal for its entire length.

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Published: 04 November 2011

No more boat shows

IT HAS just been announced that owing to lack of support this year's Boat & Caravan Show will be the last.

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Published: 03 November 2011

Email: Fair and reasoned

There is nothing better than a fair and reasoned exchange of views, so in that spirit I respond to Barry Kenn and Kevin Howell re my concerns on the question of pedal cyclists on the towpath.

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Published: 03 November 2011

Boaters deserting Barby

BOATERS conned by false magazine advertising into accepting moorings at Barby Marina, are deserting when they can find alternative moorings.

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Published: 03 November 2011

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