THE owner of St Mary's Marina on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been prosecuted by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service for not implementing proper fire precautions.
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A SWAN would not leave its cygnet that had become trapped in Freeman's Lock in Leicester for two days, until eventually a boater was able to open the gate to unite them.
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A MASSIVE regeneration is to take place over the next 15 years on the banks of the Soar through Leicester.
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Way back in 1972 (I think) I joined the IWA. Some time in the past, a few years back, I forgot to renew my subscription, writes Ian Reid.
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THE way that the Environment Agency is operating with the pollution on the Leicester Section is causing water levels to fall and further pounds to be closed.
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IT IS being thought that Canal & River Trust has gone crazy with it hiking up its drainage charges by a colossal 13,000%, after introducing new agreements.
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THE pollution of the Grand Union Canal at Kibworth on the Leicester Section at the end of last year has still not been dealt with.
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MEMBERS of the Huddersfield Canal Society are concerned that though £32 millions were spent on restoring the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and Standedge Tunnel, only nine boats a week are allowed passage.
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THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have refused to make public a copy of the judgment in the case of CaRT vs Mayers, writes Allan Richards.
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My partner and I had a joint membership of the IWA, and in fact were often involved with restoration work with the Waterway Recovery Group, but we were both concerned when the IWA took it upon itself to hijack those elections of members to the CaRT council, writes Audrey Manning.
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