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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WITH waterway magazine sales continuing to plummet, coupled with the demise of advertisers one is now publishing a stand-alone free edition, in an attempt to attract more advertising.
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THREE swans on the Thames have been shot with air guns, having severe wounds.
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FUNDING for the restoration of the four miles of canal between Stonehouse and Saul Junction is not forthcoming, with the Heritage Lottery Fund application being rejected.
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THE organisers of this year's Etruria Jubilee Canals Festival are expecting double the number of boats, with 20 heritage boats already heading for Etruria on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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Robin Evans' statement that 98% of people regard the inland waterways as a 'treasured asset' (and presumably therefore need to have their future guaranteed), is not a new claim.
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