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Walk the route

THERE are two chances to walk part of the route of the planned  Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway in May.

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Published: 01 April 2010

Chesterfield Canal champion dies

KEITH AYLING died on the morning of Wednesday 30th March. This was a year to the day since he stepped down from being the Chairman of the Chesterfield Canal Trust. He became a Vice-President and remained very active.

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Published: 01 April 2010

Bodge job

THE old wood and corrugated steel fence which doubled as a retainer for the T.B. Morris scrapyard and rubble reclamation works, has been removed on the towpath South of Moor Lane Bridge Loughborough.

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Published: 01 April 2010

Ten days at bridge

VOLUNTEERS from the Waterway Recovery Group are spending ten days over Easter restoring a bridge on the Wilts & Berks Canal.

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Published: 01 April 2010

Marina ready next March

THE marina that is being built using Becket's Park Lake in Northampton will be completed by March 2011.
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Published: 01 April 2010

Charity boat in the balance

THE future of the South West Herts Narrowboat Project Dick's Folly is in doubt owing to requiring expensive repairs.

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Published: 01 April 2010

Vicious towpath attack

THERE as been another towpath attack in Leicester, which is particularly vicious, with two men punched, kicked and pushed into the waterway.

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Published: 31 March 2010

Licence or else...

THE Environment Agency is warning all boaters on the Thames that with the start of the season they must make sure their boat is licenced.

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Published: 31 March 2010

Two more towpath attackers jailed

FOLLOWING the arrest of the towpath attackers at Islington on the Regents Canal, two more towpath attackers have been jailed.

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Published: 30 March 2010

Cube developers go bust

THE company, BuildAbility, developing the waterside Cube in Birmingham went into liquidation on Friday, after it was unable to pay sub contractors.

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Published: 29 March 2010

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Latest

  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • CafĂ© turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters

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