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Hydro scheme dropped

THE £1M hydro-electric scheme for the Thames in Abingdon has been dropped due to spiralling costs and the cut in benefits.

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Published: 05 November 2015

Gone downhill

I read with interest Rick's alarming experience with a speeding boat, and have to agree with him they are all too common nowadays compared with years ago, writes James Henry.

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Published: 04 November 2015

Dangers of speeding

WHEN I first boated on the canals 40 odd years ago, there were two speed rules to obey, on a clear road no more than 4mph an hour, when passing moored boats no more than 2mph writes Rick.

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Published: 04 November 2015

Caen Hill closed for a month

THE damaged bank and towpath above Caen Hill Flight at Devices will take a month to repair, with the flight closed for the entire period.

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Published: 04 November 2015

The dreaded 'D' word

THAT dreaded 'D' word—dredging, or the lack of it, the blight of fairly deep draughted boats like ours, writes Gareth Haines.

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Published: 02 November 2015

Firefighters warning about Manchester canals

MANCHESTER firefighters are warning people to take extra care around the city's waterways after another person was found floating in the Rochdale Canal.

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Published: 02 November 2015

Guillotine lock fails again

THE Shuttle Lock (24E) on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has failed, with its gearbox out of action once more.

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Published: 30 October 2015

Bridgewater closed for four months

THE Bridgewater Canal Company is to close the Bridgewater Canal for an entire four months, starting next Monday, 2nd November.

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Published: 30 October 2015

Towpath damage causes K&A clossure

THE damage to the towpath by vandals releasing water at the top of the Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal has caused Canal & River Trust to make the decision to close the waterway.

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Published: 30 October 2015

Vandals cause towpath damage

IT IS believed that it was vandals opening the paddles on the Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal that caused excessive damage to the towpath.

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Published: 29 October 2015

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