A TRIAL will start this week of water buses for use at the Olympics, ferrying people from Limehouse Basin to the western entrance of the Olympic Park at Old Ford Lock on the Lee Navigation.
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THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust's funds recently increased by £600 thanks to a donation from the Guildford & Reading Branch of the Inland Waterways Association.
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A BOATER died when his boat caught fire on the Medway, though he was pulled out of the blaze.
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DERBY City Council have recommended its planning board give permission for the restoration of the 12 miles of the Derby & Sandiacre Canal within its borders.
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THE European Union is attempting to stop boaters using red diesel, even where the tax has been paid.
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ONE of the few remaining long established boat builders has now followed the all too frequent trend, and gone out of business, another casualty of the ever shrinking demand for boats.
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THE invasive weed floating pennywort has now invaded the Lee Navigation, with volunteers attempting to get rid of the fast growing plant.
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IT WAS second time lucky with plans for the old Marsworth British Waterways yard on the Grand Union Canal, with the the council giving its approval.
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HERE'S the chance for boaters to be contestants in the hugely popular ITV series Come Dine with Me.