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Not quite the same

A CHARITY bike ride to Venice—with a difference—has been completed by students to raise cash for the Canal Boat Project.

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Published: 26 March 2010

Robin Evans on crap

BRITISH Waterways' Robin Evans has joined the campaign to stop people littering the waterways  with bags of dog crap.

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Published: 26 March 2010

Unemployed for maintenance

IN AN attempt to help with the lack of maintenance of the waterways, British Waterways and Groundwork Black Country have joined to provide the unemployed to undertake some of the work.

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Published: 26 March 2010

New ale for Kennet & Avon

TO CELEBRATE the 200th anniversary of the Kennet & Avon Canal a new ale has been brewed which will be delivered today (Friday.)

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Published: 26 March 2010

Local authorities funding waterways

Local authorities are accountable to their local ratepayers, whose interests seldom extend beyond the basics of keeping essential services running, writes Paul Burke.

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Published: 25 March 2010

'Saturn' at Chester

AS PART of the centenary of the birth of Tom Rolt, founder member of the IWA, and being born in Chester, the fly boat Saturn will be joining the celebrations at Chester Basin.

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Published: 25 March 2010

No canal here says public

THE long running saga of a marina and eventually a canal in Daventry has been given the thumbs down by the residents.

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Published: 25 March 2010

Cooling systems not harmful

A STUDENT from Huddersfield University has shown that water pumped back into the canals from cooling systems is not harmful to aquatic life as first thought.

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Published: 25 March 2010

Skipton pub wins again

FOR the sixth year, the Narrowboat in Skipton has been named Pub of the Season.

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Published: 25 March 2010

Plans for Stourport Basins

STOURPORT Forward and partners have given a preview of the latest developments at Stourport, as part of the plan to develop the town's canal basins as a major heritage tourism attraction.

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Published: 25 March 2010

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  • Victor discovers we're back to 'vandalism' again
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