BRITISH Waterways has refuted a coroner's report that failings exist in its tree management systems that could lead to future deaths, writes Allan Richards.
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LINCOLNSHIRE County Council, in discussion with the Environment Agency, wish to carry out works to the river wall alongside Waterside South in Lincoln, that will close the Witham for a month.
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ABINGDON Town Council hope to attract boaters to Abbey Meadow by the side of the Thames, with the intention of spending £2m on its revitalisation.
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AT SHEFFIELD Crown Court, Lord Justice Davis handed down a life sentence to Ashtiaq Asghar with the recommendation that he serve at least 17½ years for murdering Laura Wilson.
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THE boater who drowned trying to board his boat at Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
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THE latest Update from the trustees of the Canal & River Trust is heavy on optimism but light on detail.
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ONCE again there as been a call to 'clear the scruffy boats' from the Grand Union Canal that are an eyesore.
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THE Environment Agency intimated in September that its licence fees will be increased by less than 2%—but has increased them by three times as much.
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ONE of the partners of the Chesterfield Canal Partnership has stated that it will not be paying its share in future, putting the whole future of the partnership in doubt.
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THERE is a demand from householders living by the Cam in Cambridge to clear the dilapidated boats that line the banks of the river.
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