A CONSULTATION has been launched this week on the proposal to abolish the Inland Waterways Advisory Council.
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THE original draft of the new regulations for stoves in narrowboats would surely have meant their demise, with one particular suggestion that there must be 2ft between the wall and the stove!
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RICHARDS Swan's comment this morning concerning training new hirers how to work locks is valid comment, but it is not easy to do when the base is a considerable distance from the lock, writes Linda Andrews.
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EVERY year Dave Smith, owner of Avon Leisure Cruises, Together with orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Nadim Aslam, arrange a cruise for seriously ill children on the Avon.
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THE Avon Fire and Rescue carried out a mock rescue in the Avon at Bath, the purpose being to show towpath walkers the risk of drinking alcohol, then either walking home along the river or jumping into the water.
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THE combination of falling water levels and the drastic increase in boats at honey-pot sites is resulting in the canal network grinding to a halt.
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OWING to the Environment Agency's Waterways Investment Programme, 12 locks will benefit during the next few months.
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THE narrowboat that sank in Weston Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal was caught on the cill.
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THE historic narrowboat Mendip will be travelling through the Midlands to Bournville in September to re-create the journeys it made 50 years ago carrying chocolate crumb.
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If those bonuses were based on the directors doing a good job and keeping the waterways in good condition they deserve only one thing, and that is the sack, with no golden handshake or over bloated pension.
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