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Chaiman refuses pertinent questions

THE magazine Waterways World organised a 'webchat' with British Waterways Chairman Tony Hales yesterday (Thursday) which was nothing more than the usual claptrap, with any controversial question being completely ignored.

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Published: 12 November 2010

Caldon closed

NAVIGATION of the Caldon Canal has been stopped owing to its bank and towpath collapsing at Hanley today (Thursday).

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Published: 11 November 2010

Incensed at radio untruths

LISTENING to a representative of British Waterways on the Radio 4 Today programme, Amy Dickerson was so incensed at what she was hearing she contacted the radio station, to put the matter straight.

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Published: 11 November 2010

Chance to own painting

MANY boaters have prints of waterway scenes on their walls, but there's a chance to obtain an original from an established waterways artist.

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Published: 11 November 2010

Thanks for saving water

BRITISH Waterways thanks all the boaters who made the effort to save water on the Birmingham Canal Navigation with the closure of its main supply during the season.

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Published: 11 November 2010

Doubts about drowning

THERE are doubts about the drowning of a man found in a Birmingham city centre waterway.

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Published: 10 November 2010

'Bite size chunks' to get proposed waterway

A DELEGATE at the first partnership conference of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway, told that the waterway could be completed in 'bite size chunks'.

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Published: 10 November 2010

BW lose £33 millions at Gloucester

FOLLOWING hot on the heels of the news of the £22 millions invested in the pub partnership with no profit over four years, we have discovered a further £33 millions has been 'invested' by BW—and written off!

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Published: 10 November 2010

Boat pull raised £6,000

YOUNG farmers have raised over £6,000 by pulling a full length narrowboat 26 miles from Bradford on Avon to Pewsey on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 08 November 2010

Five managers for volunteers

BRITISH Waterways has appointed five new managers to implement a training program for volunteers, ahead of its move into the 'charitable sector'.

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Published: 08 November 2010

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