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Bankrupt boat building firm rescued

A NEW company has taken over boat building in Stourport after it was lost by the collapse of M&D Boat Builders that ceased trading in June.

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Published: 05 August 2011

Long Horse Bridge delay

THE lifting of the new Long Horse Bridge over the Trent at Derwent Mouth has been delayed.

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Published: 04 August 2011

Closing twinned locks could waste water

NOT only is the statement from British Waterways to 'double-up' on the narrow locks at Hillmorton on the Oxford Canal causing confusion and comment, but  closing down the twinned section of  locks could also waste water not save it.

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Published: 04 August 2011

Back on the Montgomery Canal

VOLUNTEERS of the Waterway Recovery Group will be returning again to the Montgomery Canal to continue the next stage of restoration with four weekly work camps.

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Published: 04 August 2011

Water Control

PERHAPS I have missed something, but, asks Brian Holmes...
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Published: 04 August 2011

Waterside pub's £4,152 hygiene offences

FOOD hygiene offences have landed the landlady  of the Navigation Pub at Lapworth on the Stratford on Avon Canal in court after an inspection of the kitchen, following an earlier caution.

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Published: 03 August 2011

Email: Lock sharing

Many people have small boats as I do, and it is easy to double up with another short boat in a single lock.
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Published: 03 August 2011

Mystery of man in canal

MYSTERY surrounds the man who was found unconscious in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Kirkstall.

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Published: 03 August 2011

Email: Mill stone

The last time I emailed you about the chief executive and his useless group of so called directors I got shouted at by the Inland Waterways Association for my remarks due to me being a committee member of an IWA branch.

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Published: 03 August 2011

First picture of new Long Horse Bridge

THIS is the first picture of the new Long Horse Bridge being prepared for lifting over the Trent at Derwent Mouth.

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Published: 03 August 2011

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