NONE other than minister MP Caroline Spelman has written to British Waterways asking why there are so many marina applications in the West Midlands.
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A GAS cylinder was involved in the latest narrowboat fire, with the boat completely burnt-out in the blaze.
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WORK to replace the top gates at Lock 18 at Woolsthorpe, on the Grantham Canal will start on Monday 28th November, ensuring that the navigable stretch of the waterway from the A1 to Woolsthorpe can be further extended and the other locks at Woolsthorpe can be used.
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A DERELICT 200 years old bridge has been restored as part of the Buckingham Canal restoration.
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The Saturn Project—the restoration of the Shropshire Union Fly-boat—has received a major grant of £4,000 from the Waterways Trust.
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A REPORT has been released that 10 men drowned in the waterways in the first four months of this year after drinking. A dramatic increase on the previous year.
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ONCE again a marina is going to be built as a catalyst for development, this time at Northwich on the Weaver.
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WINTER work on the Kennet & Avon Canal has included the replacement of 16 sets of lock gates during the period up to Christmas.
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THE waterway museums are all giving children a treat with Santa cruises, and Gloucester Waterways Museum is no exception.
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BRITISH WATERWAYS must be desperate to sell their winter moorings writes Gillie Rhodes.
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