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Hoping to keep Foxton open

THOUGH there will be severe restrictions on the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal, British Waterways hope to keep Foxton Flight open for as long as possible.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Know of 'floating garden'?

WE HAVE been contacted by a researcher from the BBC regarding the 'floating garden' narrowboat that has been seen on the waterways.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Don't want more water freight

IT HAS been revealed that around 4,000 people signed a petition against more freight being transported on the Manchester Ship Canal.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Boater drowns at Glasson

A BOATER drowned at British Waterways' Glasson Basin Marina on the Lancaster Canal yesterday (Tuesday).

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Published: 11 April 2012

More horses heads

VISITORS to the Falkirk Wheel may be aware of the two horses heads on the nearby lock, that nod as the lock is operated.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Another marina for the Lancaster

ANOTHER new marina is planned for the Lancaster Canal with the promise of nearly 100 jobs.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Society displays work

THE Buckingham Canal Society will be holding an exhibition at Cosgrove village hall to display some of the restoration work it has undertaken along the disused canal.

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Published: 09 April 2012

Drunk girl caused search

A DRUNK 16 years old girl caused a major alert at Priory Marina on the River Great Ouse with the emergency services spending hours searching for her.

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Published: 09 April 2012

Another own goal

Mr Phillips is correct, policing of honey-pot sites does work. I have been mooring warden at Camden visitor mooring for ten years and have done exactly what he suggested in his article, writes  Simon Grindrod.

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Published: 09 April 2012

Testing the Basingstoke

BOATERS have been testing the Basingstoke again—but  only as far as Brookwood, as water levels dictate that Deepcut Flight cannot be opened due to winter maintenance which saw a lot of the pounds dewatered.

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Published: 09 April 2012

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