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Dangerous sign

SUCH is the addiction to warning signs these days, that the signs themselves are becoming dangerous, as the one on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is proving.

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Published: 13 July 2011

Another lock for Chesterfield Canal

WORK has started on Staveley Town Lock on the Chesterfield Canal, with two week-long work camps.

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Published: 13 July 2011

Trial of water buses

A TRIAL will start this week of water buses for use at the Olympics, ferrying people from Limehouse Basin to the western entrance of the Olympic Park at Old Ford Lock on the Lee Navigation.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Support for canal project

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust's funds recently increased by £600 thanks to a donation from the Guildford & Reading Branch of the Inland Waterways Association.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Festival at Anderton

ANDERTON Boat Lift is the host of a six weeks  music and arts festival.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Man dies in boat fire

A BOATER died when his boat caught fire on the Medway, though he was pulled out of the blaze.

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Published: 11 July 2011

Go-ahead for Derby Canal

DERBY City Council have recommended its planning board give permission for the restoration of the 12 miles of the  Derby & Sandiacre Canal within its borders.

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Published: 11 July 2011

'Can't use red diesel'

THE European Union is attempting to stop boaters using red diesel, even where the tax has been paid.

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Published: 10 July 2011

Reeves Boat Builders goes

ONE of the few remaining long established  boat builders has now followed the all too frequent trend, and gone out of business,  another casualty of the ever shrinking demand for boats.

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Published: 09 July 2011

Floating pennywort in the Lee

THE invasive weed floating pennywort has now invaded the Lee Navigation, with volunteers attempting to get rid of the fast growing plant.

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Published: 08 July 2011

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  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters

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