I actually agree with James Henry that the new Trust will need extra powers, but not unlimited powers! It appears to some that British Waterways were trying to achieve the latter by the back door, using the forthcoming Public Bodies Bill, writes Ralph Freeman.
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GOOD use could be put to the infill that is being taken out of the old waterway in Stroud—it being used to level out a football pitch.
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BRITISH Waterways yesterday, Thursday, welcomed the largest ever known ship to visit London Docklands as part of a warm-up operation ahead of the 2012 Olympic summer.
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A MAN is missing after saving his daughter from the Thames yesterday (Thursday) though the police are continuing the search.
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BURGLARS again stuck on the Lee Navigation, this time at Cheshunt, breaking into a narrowboat and stealing contents.
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THOUGH it will still be in the cruising season, access to the Seven through Diglis Lock will be prevented after 12th September.
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AFTER a very dry May, June proved be somewhat damp with many days of heavy rain and high winds, writes Kelvin Alexander-Duggan.
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WHEN choosing a narrowboat holiday, the price is becoming more and more important to prospective hirers, which is proven by a hire company on the Shropshire Union.
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IN THE days of the working waterways, 'ashing up the gates' was a common practice, and is back being used on Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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A SWAN volunteer, who keeps his eye on the swans on the Avon at Stratford thought he would drown when he was pushed into the river by a man.
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