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Nearly £3m for Birmingham's Roundhouse

THE Heritage Lottery fund has granted £2.9m to restore Birmingham's Grade II Roundhouse owned by Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 23 November 2015

EA lose licensing court case

A PROSECUTION brought by the Environment Agency against unlicensed boats in private marinas has been thrown out of court.

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Published: 23 November 2015

News from the Fens—Summer Autumn

AS AUGUST slipped into September and through October the mild weather continued with only the odd days of gale force winds and rain. Temperatures remained above normal for the time of year. In effect the Fens did not really have an Autumn.

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Published: 22 November 2015

The lack of dredging

FOLLOWING up on my previous article 'The dreaded 'd' word', it's more bad news I'm afraid, writes Gareth Haines.

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Published: 20 November 2015

Black Prince quits London

BLACK Prince, the only hire boat operator within the M25, will no longer offer holidays in the London, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 20 November 2015

Email: More licence problems

I am one of the 36 people offered a six months licence, renewal in December.
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Published: 20 November 2015

Ship to Shore celebrates 21 years

MANY boaters such as continuous cruisers will be aware of Ship to Shore, and for newcomers to the nomad life on the waterways it can come as a welcome service.

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Published: 20 November 2015

Ethnic 'Friend' not allowed to stand for council

A SINGLE mother of three complains that she is barred from standing for election to a position on Canal & River Trust (CaRT) council due to her ethnicity, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 19 November 2015

Slow going on the Mon & Brec

You tell us that the Mon & Brec has sprung another leak, and also mention the breach last year that cost £1 million to repair, the money being taken from that put aside for the restoration of the Cotswold Canals, writes John Holloway.

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Published: 19 November 2015

Back pumping fails again

THE back pumping system on the Tinsley Flight on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation has failed again.

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Published: 19 November 2015

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