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Thanks for saving water

BRITISH Waterways thanks all the boaters who made the effort to save water on the Birmingham Canal Navigation with the closure of its main supply during the season.

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Published: 11 November 2010

Doubts about drowning

THERE are doubts about the drowning of a man found in a Birmingham city centre waterway.

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Published: 10 November 2010

'Bite size chunks' to get proposed waterway

A DELEGATE at the first partnership conference of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway, told that the waterway could be completed in 'bite size chunks'.

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Published: 10 November 2010

BW lose £33 millions at Gloucester

FOLLOWING hot on the heels of the news of the £22 millions invested in the pub partnership with no profit over four years, we have discovered a further £33 millions has been 'invested' by BW—and written off!

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Published: 10 November 2010

Boat pull raised £6,000

YOUNG farmers have raised over £6,000 by pulling a full length narrowboat 26 miles from Bradford on Avon to Pewsey on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 08 November 2010

Five managers for volunteers

BRITISH Waterways has appointed five new managers to implement a training program for volunteers, ahead of its move into the 'charitable sector'.

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Published: 08 November 2010

Pubs £22 millions in debt

THE pub partnership between British Waterways and Scottish & Newcastle, formed to 'provide cash for the waterways' has shown no profit for the past four years, in fact it has clocked up a massive debt of £22 millions!

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Published: 08 November 2010

It's down to the customer

IT IS not the sellers' place to decide the split when the customer buys diesel, it is down to the customer. That is the law—full stop.

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Published: 08 November 2010

Boater helping hospital

BOATER, and former athlete George Williams has had his life story published, and devoting its proceeds to charity.

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Published: 06 November 2010

Lorry shuts canal bridge

A LORRY has struck a canal road bridge at Middlewich on the Trent & Mersey Canal, closing it to all but emergency services.

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Published: 06 November 2010

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Latest

  • Gate 'structural integrity' closes Froghall Basin Lock
  • Increase in length of stoppage on Kennet & Avon due to low water
  • Man jailed for setting cruiser alight
  • Keadby Rail Draw Bridge stoppage fiasco and Keadby Lock open just four days this month
  • Already been decided
  • Canal & River Trust launches new Restoration Delivery Plan
  • No notice from Canal & River Trust concerning Keadby Rail Bridge closures
  • Good couple of days for the trust
  • Victor tells the trust could have saved millions of gallons of water every day
  • Broken paddle at Watford Locks
  • Water returns to Montgomery Canal at Llanymynech
  • Breakages close waterways
  • Leicester Section closure extended
  • Who are they kidding?
  • Restoration boosts the Montgomery Canal for visitors and boating
  • Environment Agency steps in to maintain Severn levels
  • Massive length of Leicester Section closed and locked off
  • Possibility of Lancaster Canal closing
  • Hopes to have Bridgewater Canal breach repaired by December
  • Foating market this weekend at Market Drayton

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