THE Canal & River Trust warns that the ever increasing number of people living on boats in London is placing unprecedented pressure on the waterways' infrastructure.
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I MUST agree with Bill Ridgeway and his description of all those new rules that hire companies will have to abide by, writes James Henry.
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DOG walkers have been warned off using the Nottingham Canal towpath into the city as once again a dog has been hit and injured by a speeding cyclist.
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THE Lancaster Canal has re-opened at Hest Bank Bridge (6) but is now closed at Glasson Basin Lock.
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CHIRK Aqueduct, that carries the Llangollen Canal between England and Wales is having a clean-up.
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THE inquest into the death of 30 years old Leanne Gordon heard that she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit when she slipped when wading into the River Great Ouse with her children and drowned.
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IT IS regrettable that people (hirers) have died by putting themselves at risk (sometimes out of naivety, just not knowing something like a tiller can swing around violently in a collision), writes Bill Ridgeway.
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THE recent consultation concerning hire boats and the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) has resulted in tougher regulations for the hire boat industry.
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THE name of the well known landmark on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Shardlow, The Clock Warehouse has been saved after a campaign against the brewery Marstons who wanted to change the name to something more modern.
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TWO grown cats have been discovered inside a bag in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn.
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