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Body found in Leicester Section

A DEAD body was discovered in the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal on Saturday.

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Published: 23 December 2024

Environment Agency gets tough on unregistered boats

THE  Environment Agency is getting tough on unregistered boats on the Thames.

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Published: 21 December 2024

They haven't a clue!

IT WOULD seem that the various contractors brought in to solve the problem of the non working Loco Lift Bridge haven't a clue.

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Published: 21 December 2024

£1.4 million barge scrapped

BRISTOL City Council paid £1.4m in 2019 for a barge that is to be scrapped!

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Published: 21 December 2024

Rare bridge over Basingstoke Canal gets Grade II heritage listing

THE NATIONAL Heritage List for England has awarded a grade II listing for a bridge over the Basingstoke Canal.

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Published: 20 December 2024

Footbridge over Kennet & Avon closes today

IT HAS been announced today, Friday, that the Orbit Footbridge over the Kennet & Avon Canal in Reading will close today.

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Published: 20 December 2024

Storm Darragh fallen trees not cleared until next year

SO MANY trees were blown over blocking waterways that they will not be cleared until the new year!

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Published: 20 December 2024

The answer to the stoppages

I TRUST you will not mind me telling of something more reliable than attempting to cruise our waterways, writes Phillip Bates.

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Published: 20 December 2024

Marple flight closed until January

IT WAS the 7th November when a large hole appeared and damage was discovered to a culvert at Lock 14 on the Marple Flight.

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Published: 19 December 2024

Boater 'loses everything' in boat fire

YET ANOTHER boat has caught fire with this time it completely burnt-out.

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Published: 19 December 2024

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  • GPS tracking devices for boats is latest Canal & River Trust proposal
  • Still no information on North Stratford Canal void and Staff & Worcs closed
  • Canal warehouse turned into café
  • Diesel spillage taking weeks to clear
  • Vandals knock lift bridge off its mountings!
  • Happiest town to live in the UK is by a canal
  • Lancaster Canal has most bridge strikes
  • Sunken houseboat to be removed
  • Further assessment required on lock void
  • Police targeted before trying to save man in canal
  • Unable to get equipment to repair lock
  • Doncaster Lock transformed
  • Hertford Union Canal will remain closed indefinitely
  • Easter boat trips and days out on the canals
  • End in sight for Bar Lane Swing Bridge repairs
  • Too late for UK's inland waterways?
  • Cam lock to reopen after 17 months closure
  • Worry over length of time bridge will be closed for repair
  • Woman discovered in Bridgewater Canal
  • Volunteers wanted for Sankey Canal clear out

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