IT WAS 100 years ago that Gem carried a cargo over the Cotswolds from Saul near Gloucester to Lechlade on the Thames, the last boat to do so before the waterway was closed.
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CHESHIRE Cat Narrowboat Holidays has taken another step towards its goal of providing greener boating holidays, by switching to a renewable energy supplier.
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THERE was muddle at British Waterways on Monday concerning Diglis Lock, with a stoppage notice issued stating it was closed for all boats.
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THE cast iron bridges and the leaning chimney by the Bath Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal have been restored.
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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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