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Bingley Five Rise gets cash

BRITISH Waterways has awarded £50,000 to prepare a plan to encourage visitors to Bingley Five Rise.

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Published: 17 February 2011

British Waterways investment fails

IT SEEMS that British Waterways has made yet another bad investment, this time of £500,000 in the Liverpool Boat Show, as the organisers have called in the administrators.

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Published: 17 February 2011

Cadbury help restore chocolate boat

A DONATION from chocolate company Cadbury is helping to restore a traditional narrowboat that once carried chocolate.

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Published: 16 February 2011

Floating homes by the Thames

CRAZY plans come and go, but the one by developer Hydro Properties will take some beating—homes built on floating pontoons by the Thames!

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Published: 16 February 2011

Money to waste?

THE shortage of cash for local councils does not seem to have affected Eton Town Council, who want to add an unnecessary arch to the existing Windsor Bridge over the Thames.

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Published: 16 February 2011

Ice walker was drunk

A MAN who walked on the frozen Oxford Canal at Rugby in December had drunk nine pints of lager and five double whisky and cokes.

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Published: 16 February 2011

Narrowboat gutted by fire

A NARROWBOAT moored on the Thames by Richmond Bridge has been gutted by fire.

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Published: 16 February 2011

Liverpool Boat Show cancelled

THE Liverpool Boat Show, for which British Waterways  'invested £500,000 in 650 yards of new floating landing stages' has been cancelled.

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Published: 16 February 2011

Tardebigge Flight gates replaced

TARDEBIGGE Lock Flight is at present having five new lock gates installed and the Tardebigge Tunnel drained for a full inspection.

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Published: 14 February 2011

Middlewich Narrowboats targeted

THE boat hire company Middlewich Narrowboats has had its boats targeted by thieves stealing batteries from its narrowboats.
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Published: 14 February 2011

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