IT WAS Victor Swift who first publicised British Waterways current obsession with erecting fencing, to the detriment of maintenance, with many others now telling of this present wastage of money and resources.
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PEOPLE are ignoring the dangers of swimming in the canals, with more and more rescues, but the rescue at Brighouse was too late.
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THERE is a growing dichotomy with regard to British Waterways directors salaries. The directors consider themselves to be underpaid and reinforce this claim with a consultants report which suggests that they are underpaid by about 15% per year.
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NOT ALAS British Waterways taking notice of the many complaints of speeding boats on the canals, but the Environment Agency launching a crackdown on the Nene.
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ONE of the statues that were stolen from the Leeds & Liverpool canalside—Pit Brew Lass—has been found.
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OVER £74,000 has been spent on lock landing stages by the Environment Agency on the Nene that boaters claim are too short.
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THE police have arrested someone in connection with the cruiser fire at Carnforth, who it seems went on a rampage.
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CEMEX is using the excuse that it will transport gravel by the Trent & Mersey Canal as a ploy to get planning permission to start extraction at three new sites.
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