Concerning the anglers halting the restoration of Lock 3 on the Lagan Canal, David Davis writes that sadly he can't see the full Lagan Navigation being restored in a hurry—as in the 1950s they used its route to build about 10 miles of the M1 motorway!
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THOUGH the Gallery category State of the waterways has only been running for a few weeks, it has attracted 98 photographs from boaters concerned about the deteriorating state of the waterways. (Wrote too soon—now 102 105!)
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FOR MANY months narrowboatworld has been campaigning about the ever deteriorating state of a top gate of Derwent Mouth Lock where the Trent & Mersey Canal leaves the Trent.
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THE SEARCH is on for the descendants of the eight signatories of the petition for a waterway connecting the Grand Union Canal with the River Great Ouse.
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KENTISH TOWN Road Lock at Camden on the Regents Canal is automatic—when going down. But a pain when going up.
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MEMBERS of the Waterway Recovery Group are busy building a wall by the Chesterfield Canal in Staveley this week.
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A HIGH COURT challenge has been launched against the installation of visitor moorings on the Brent by a Brentford Councillor.
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THE UK angling association Fish Legal, in a test case, has warned the Northern Ireland Government that it faces legal action for what it sees as unlawful action in restoring the Lagan Canal.
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THE BODY of a man was found in the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Marsden this morning (Wednesday).
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FOR THE first time in nearly 30 years, the historic Tom Puddings will return to Leeds as part of this year's Leeds Waterfront Festival celebrations.
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