THE city of canals—Birmingham—had more canals than first thought, with another unearthed.
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THE powered swing bridge at Oakgrove (Bridge 49) on the Macclesfield Canal has been damaged, and is in the closed position to boats, Ralph Freeman writes.
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A NEW undertaking that has been commissioned by the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities reveals that volunteers are needed to enable BW to fulfil its navigation commitment.
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AT A meeting in Wigan over the week-end it was discovered that unless there is a deluge, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will close on 1st August—the start of the major summer holidays.
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BOATERS on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal are worried that instead of the Three Rise flights being operated by official lock keepers, litter pickers are being used.
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THOUGH the Environment Agency gave the impression that the Giant Hogweed found by the Grand Union Canal at Linslade was a remote case, this is not so.
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CAEN Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal has now re-opened to navigation after being closed for repairs.
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IT IS not only normal boaters who are suffering from British Waterways' lack of maintenance, its commercial customers too are being hit.
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A POISONOUS plant that was thought to have been eliminated from the country's waterways has been discovered in the Grand Union Canal.
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GUNTHORPE Lock on the Trent is closed owing to a failure with the electrics.
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