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Canalside developments hit the buffers

IT WAS only a few years ago that canalside developments were the great money-making endeavours for many developers, but most have fallen by the wayside.

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Published: 09 October 2009

Protest in vain

RESIDENT boater Ian Gill, who has lived on his boat for the past 15 years on the Kennet & Avon Canal without paying any mooring fee whatsoever is complaining bitterly now that BW has caught up with him.

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Published: 08 October 2009

Bodies in the waterways

TWO bodies were discovered in the waterways last week, with one in the Grand Union Canal and one in the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 08 October 2009

BW employees picket AGM

EARLY attendees at British Waterways Annual Meeting in Birmingham yesterday (6th October) would have been greeted by the sight of BW's Chief Executive, Robin Evans, attempting to get pickets from Unite to disperse, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 07 October 2009

Speed cameras on the Thames

THE Environment Agency is now operating speed cameras on the Thames, that were promised early in the summer.

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Published: 05 October 2009

Hoping to cut down canal problems

A NEW scheme is being formed to try and cut down on the amount of vandalism and attacks on the Coventry Canal.

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Published: 05 October 2009

Not so popular

THE number of people accessing narrowboatworld during September was a lot less than the previous month.
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Published: 04 October 2009

Holiday homes for Barton Marina

IT SEEMS Barton Marina is taking over the idea of holiday homes, first mooted last year by Stenson Marina.

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Published: 02 October 2009

Helicopter to repair reservoir

MARCH Haigh reservoir in the Pennines near Marsden, supplying the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, was in urgent need of repair, but there was only an old pack horse route to it.

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Published: 02 October 2009

Making towpaths safer from cyclists

FREE bells were given to cyclists by the Eccleshill Neighbourhood Police Team and Bradford Council at Dobson Lock on the Leeds & Liverpool on Wednesday (30th September) to attempt to cut down on accidents between cyclist and pedestrians using the towpath.

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Published: 01 October 2009

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