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Houses plans dropped

THE plans to build houses by British Waterways by Neptune's Staircase on the Caledonia Canal, as reported in narrowboatworld, have been dropped.

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Published: 13 September 2010

Boater causes Henley chaos

A BOATER hit Henley Bridge on the Thames with his large cruiser  Crazy Love causing complete chaos in the town on a Saturday afternoon.

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Published: 13 September 2010

BW selling off its pubs

BRITISH Waterways has called time on its joint venture with pub chain giant Scottish & Newcastle with news that up to twenty pubs will be sold off, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 13 September 2010

More money wasted

MORE money has been wasted on the  £200,000 British Waterways' Regent's Ramp designed for separating speeding cyclists from pedestrians.

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Published: 13 September 2010

The Braunston boggart

EVERY tunnel on our inland waterways is haunted and has its ghost or boggart, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 12 September 2010

It's started—volunteers to take the jobs

BRITISH Waterways are advertising for a person to take charge of the redundancies to its staff.

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Published: 10 September 2010

Farmers complaining of canal leaks

FARMERS are suffering from leaks in a canal and complaining that British Waterways are doing nothing—it's the Leeds & Liverpool of course.

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Published: 10 September 2010

Liveaboard public enquiry starts

THE public inquiry concerning the legality of liveaboards on the Driffield Canal has started.

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Published: 09 September 2010

Pontcysyllte death

A TEENAGER has jumped from the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal and plunged to her death.

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Published: 09 September 2010

Thugs drain canal after being refused cash

CRUISING on the waterways reached a new low last week as a gang of yobs demanded cash from two boaters, and then drained the canal to stop them moving when it was refused!

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Published: 09 September 2010

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