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Northmoor Weir work postponed

THE first round in the fight to save the unique Northmoor Weir on the Thames has been won by the protesters.

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Published: 18 March 2012

Armed siege boater charged

THE boater who held armed police at bay from his narrowboat at Sandiacre on the Erewash Canal had been charged, and refused bail.

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Published: 18 March 2012

Killer shrimp discovered

THE non-native Dikerogammarus villosus, commonly known as the killer shrimp, has now been discovered in various locations on the Broads as well as in Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire, and is causing anxiety.

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Published: 16 March 2012

Boaters quiz council's enforcement group

BOATERS are concerned about the workings of Oxford City Council's Unlawfully Moored Boats Enforcement Group (Umbeg), set up to control illegally moored boats.

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Published: 16 March 2012

Drought causes restricted boating

BRITISH Waterways have today issued details of its restrictions on boating due to water shortages caused by the continuing lack of significant rainfall.

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Published: 16 March 2012

Strange RSPCA advice

A MEMBER of the RSPCA involved in the rescue of a trapped swan has advised that the members of the public should not get involved when they saw animals in danger.

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Published: 15 March 2012

Rally at risk through water shortage

THE water shortage on the Grand Union Canal is leaving the Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally at risk.

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Published: 15 March 2012

Historic crane saved

THE historic crane that stood at Burbage Wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal has now been replaced, and is back in place after three years restoration work.

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Published: 15 March 2012

Armed police in boater stand-off

ARMED police were in a stand-off with a boater last night (Wednesday) at Sandiacre on the Erewash Canal.

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Published: 15 March 2012

They are not trustees

SEVERAL readers have informed us regarding what they see as errors and misrepresentations in a recent article by by transition trustee, John Dodwell (CART and the Freedom of Information Act) yesterday, 14th March.

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Published: 15 March 2012

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