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No Thames race

THE annual Head of the River Race scheduled for last Saturday has been cancelled owing to the river running too fast.

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Published: 06 March 2010

Encouraging visitors

BRITISH Waterways and  New Deal for Communities ABCD[?] is spending £446,000 in an attempt to open up the Old Main Line of the BCN to encourage more visitors.

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Published: 06 March 2010

Development for disused canal

DEVELOPMENT plans for just under 100 homes have been submitted by a disused canal.

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Published: 05 March 2010

For the Inclined Plane

A SPECIAL event is being held at Foxton Locks at Easter to raise funds for the Inclined Plane.

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Published: 05 March 2010

Cleaning the tidal Thames

THE banks of the tidal Thames had a good clean-up on Tuesday (2nd March) as it was the lowest tide for five years.
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Published: 05 March 2010

Another waterside development goes bust

FAILING to obtain a bond from the developers of a 'prestigious' waterside development, Wakefield taxpayers are left with a big bill after the developers went bust.

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Published: 05 March 2010

Bodge jobs

MANY of you will possibly remember the major breach on the Stourbridge Canal that was eventually repaired and then earlier this year breached again.

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Published: 05 March 2010

More cyclists problems

BRITISH Waterways has warned about cyclists problems on the Regents  and Grand Union towpaths, and a report has called for money to make the roads streets and paths adjacent to the canals safer for cyclists.

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Published: 04 March 2010

Petrol caused nine fires in 2009.

PETROL generators and the like have caused nine boat fires in 2009, the Boat Safety Scheme reveals. A dramatic increase from just one the year previously.

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Published: 04 March 2010

Easter tea cruises

THE  Waterway Museum at Gloucester is running  a special tea cruise along the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal on Easter Sunday.

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Published: 03 March 2010

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