THERE is now a ban on vehicles using the pedestrianised area by Llanthony Bridge in Gloucester, but 8,000 have been caught using it, and getting a £60 fine.
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A NEW book has been published on the history of the derelict Wilts & Berks Canal that is at present undergoing restoration.
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IT SEEMS that portholes in narrowboats, regarded as the ultimate deterrent for thieves, are not so safe after all.
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CHALLENGER'S Ed Rimmer appeared in court yesterday (Tuesday 28th September) to face 35 fraud-related charges, writes Allan Richards.
IN DIRECT contradiction to what British Waterways claim, it has been revealed that boaters are the biggest contributors to the waterways.
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THE gutless kayaker was reported as being at Buckby Top Lock at midday last Friday, some 14 days into his journey.
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DURING the cold spell earlier this year a motorist purposely drove his car on the ice covered Union Canal until it broke the ice and sank.
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THE dangerous blue-green algæ is at present prominent at Hatton on the Grand Union Canal, and it should be avoided at all costs.
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A 76 YEARS old woman suffered deep distress after her pet Cairn terrier Daisy had her stomach ripped open by a mastiff on the Kennet & Avon towpath at Wooton Rivers.
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The work of the volunteers who cleared out a Black Country canal in 1970 was celebrated over the weekend—40 years later!
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