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Email: Council wrong

I think the answer given to Mike by the council that they are unable to trim trees back without the owner's permission is wrong.

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Published: 08 April 2011

Garden city on the Rochdale

MANCHESTER City Council are hoping to turn the rather uninviting Piccadilly Basin at the junction of the Rochdale and Ashton canals into a garden city centre.

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Published: 08 April 2011

Fradley information centre to close

THE British Waterways information centre and gift shop at Fradley Junction is the latest of its ventures to close.

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Published: 08 April 2011

Stove causes another fire

FIRE fighters suspect that its stove caused  a narrowboat to go up in flames early yesterday (Wednesday) morning, destroying everything.

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Published: 07 April 2011

Fit for a queen

THE Queen will lead a flotilla of an estimated 1,000 boats along the Thames to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in June next year.

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Published: 07 April 2011

Glastonbury—lock gates graveyard

IF YOU have ever wondered what happens to old discarded lock gates, the answer is they end up as part of Glastonbury Festival.

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Published: 07 April 2011

See lock gates being made

A HISTORIC lock gate workshop in Bilston is giving the public a rare opportunity to see first-hand the work that goes into making and repairing canal lock gates.

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Published: 07 April 2011

£648,000 for cycle route

BOATERS on the extremely popular Llangollen Canal would be well advised to keep a look-out when using the towpath near Trevor in the near future.

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Published: 07 April 2011

Better moorings at Hebden Bridge

THE moorings at Hebden Bridge on the Rochdale Canal have been repaired, and are now much safer.

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Published: 07 April 2011

Chairmen appointed for partnerships

TWO more Local Waterway Partnerships chairmen have been appointed by British Waterways, for the West and North Midlands.

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Published: 07 April 2011

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