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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

Chesterfield Partnership in danger

ONE of the partners of the Chesterfield Canal Partnership has stated that it will not be paying its share in future, putting the whole future of the partnership in doubt.

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Published: 21 December 2011

Dilapidated boats

THERE is a demand from householders living by the Cam in Cambridge to clear the dilapidated boats that line the banks of the river.

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Published: 21 December 2011

Second body in canal

A SECOND body has been discovered in the Huddersfield Broad Canal yards from a previous drowning.

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Published: 21 December 2011

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