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Development for disused canal

DEVELOPMENT plans for just under 100 homes have been submitted by a disused canal.

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Published: 05 March 2010

For the Inclined Plane

A SPECIAL event is being held at Foxton Locks at Easter to raise funds for the Inclined Plane.

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Published: 05 March 2010

Cleaning the tidal Thames

THE banks of the tidal Thames had a good clean-up on Tuesday (2nd March) as it was the lowest tide for five years.
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Published: 05 March 2010

Another waterside development goes bust

FAILING to obtain a bond from the developers of a 'prestigious' waterside development, Wakefield taxpayers are left with a big bill after the developers went bust.

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Published: 05 March 2010

Bodge jobs

MANY of you will possibly remember the major breach on the Stourbridge Canal that was eventually repaired and then earlier this year breached again.

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Published: 05 March 2010

More cyclists problems

BRITISH Waterways has warned about cyclists problems on the Regents  and Grand Union towpaths, and a report has called for money to make the roads streets and paths adjacent to the canals safer for cyclists.

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Published: 04 March 2010

Petrol caused nine fires in 2009.

PETROL generators and the like have caused nine boat fires in 2009, the Boat Safety Scheme reveals. A dramatic increase from just one the year previously.

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Published: 04 March 2010

Easter tea cruises

THE  Waterway Museum at Gloucester is running  a special tea cruise along the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal on Easter Sunday.

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Published: 03 March 2010

Allen Mathews—a tribute

TRIBUTES have been flooding in to the OwnerShips website following the death of its managing director Allen Mathews, writes Allan Richards. Allen Mathews was the man who invented the concept of shared ownership and proved the sceptics wrong.

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Published: 03 March 2010

Pennywort spreading North

THE invasive quick growing weed, Floating Pennywort, firmly established in the canals and rivers of the South and Midlands, is now spreading North.

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Published: 03 March 2010

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