SO BRITISH Waterways is mounting a series of canal events to get bikers to slow down on towpaths. That should do it, or is it like holding firework events in Afghanistan and expecting the Taliban to attend and be converted to the peaceful use of explosives, writes Chip Smith.
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MANY boaters concerned about the true state of the way that British Waterways is failing in its duty of the upkeep of its waterways are writing to their MP's explaining its failure.
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A BOATER drank from a can of Coke on a Sunday, and was dead on Wednesday, killed by Weils's disease.
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THE authorities at last realise that yobbish behaviour on and by the Nene at Peterborough is spoiling it for many people.
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THERE are plans for yet another marina on the Llangollen Canal near to Trevor Basin, and an extension to the waterway.
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TO CELEBRATE the bicentenary of the Kennet & Avon Canal this year, artwork is being created for the Bath locks.
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TWO locks on the derelict Cefn Flight of the Mon & Brec are being restored as part of a 'joint restoration and educational project'.
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THE ongoing problem between speeding cyclists and other towpath users on the Regents Canal is being highlighted next week by British Waterways.
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BRITISH Waterways has welcomed a share of a £10,000 grant from the Waterway Trust's Small Grants Scheme to support a number of important wildlife habitat improvements.
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THE body of a man, believed to be that of a missing horse racing commentator has been found in the Aire in Leeds.
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