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Will Gloucester be sacrificed?

THERE is every possibility that the Gloucester Waterways Museum will be sacrificed for the sake of Ellesmere Port and Stoke Bruerne museums.

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Published: 22 August 2010

Derby decision delayed

THOUGH the decision as to whether permission will be granted for the restoration of the Derby Canal was expected earlier this month it will not now be given until the end of September.

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Published: 22 August 2010

Police tackle towpath cycle rage

THE police are so concerned at cycle rage on the Lagan towpath that officers on cycles are patrolling the waterway.

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Published: 22 August 2010

Back!

We are most sorry there's been no narrowboatworld for the past week—a plug-in became corrupted.

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Published: 21 August 2010

Two more boat fires

AUGUST is seemingly the month for boat fires, with two already destroyed.


The one in Brian Holmes' picture is at bridge 27 on the Shropshire Union Canal near High Onn, with it clearly completely burnt out this month.

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Published: 21 August 2010

New base doing well

THE new base of Oxfordshire Narrowboats at Bradford on Avon on the Kennet & Avon Canal is appealing to narrowboat owners as well as holiday boaters.

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Published: 14 August 2010

Suggestions for Sustrans

EVENTUALLY getting a cycling safety leaflet from Sustrans, boater Kathryn Dodington was amazed to find there was no reference whatsoever concerning cycling on towpaths.

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Published: 13 August 2010

Braunston—definitely a no-go area

BOATER Graham Phillips just managed to get his boat into the last space at Braunston one day last week at 2pm, yet by 5pm he tells us it was completely deserted!

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Published: 13 August 2010

Maintenance on closed Leeds & Liverpool

BRITISH Waterways have confirmed that it is taking the opportunity of the closed Leeds & Liverpool Canal to bring forward its scheduled winter work.

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Published: 12 August 2010

No cash for Bradley Arm

IT HAS been announced this week that there will be no cash to open up the Bradley Arm on the BCN.

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Published: 12 August 2010

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