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Purton Hulks again in danger

ONCE again the Purton Hulks are in danger, for Natural England, that is supposed to protect such things, has revealed that much of the hulks are not protected.

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Published: 18 March 2011

Another caught

ANOTHER boater has been caught by the Environmental Agency without a licence and taken to court, in addition to those already reported today.

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Published: 18 March 2011

Plans for Caldon Canal railway

MANY boaters will have seen, and no few experienced, the Churnet Valley Railway that runs alongside the Caldon Canal.
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Published: 18 March 2011

More unlicenced boaters fined

THE Environment Agency is continuing its purge to clear its waters of unlicenced boats, with more boaters taken to court.

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Published: 18 March 2011

Anglers upset by BW fish removal

ANGLERS in the Black Country are upset by British Waterways for netting stocks of fish from a canal to stock a reservoir.
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Published: 18 March 2011

Too many boat fires

NARROWBOAT fires are at present happening with alarming regularity—very nearly one a week.

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Published: 18 March 2011

Crinan Canal trail

THE final part of the Dalriada Project, 62 miles of walking routes linking the Crinan Canal was launched on Friday 11th March.

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Published: 17 March 2011

Slow escape

ALLOTMENT thieves in Chorley used the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to escape with stolen items.

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Published: 17 March 2011

Search for 'charity' people

AHEAD of next year's launch of a new waterways charity for England and Wales, British Waterways is currently recruiting people with an interest in their local waterway to advise and influence the management of canals and rivers.

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Published: 17 March 2011

Diver missed the river

A MAN who jumped from a Worcester Bridge into the Severn missed the water hitting a wooden jetty instead, killing himself.

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Published: 16 March 2011

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