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Cycling on pavements

ON THE matter of cycling on pavements the law is very clear. Rule 65 of The Highway Code states 'You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. (Highways Act 1835 sect 72 & Roads (Scotland)Act 1984, sect 129', writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 30 January 2017

Glasson Sea Lock refurbished

THE Sea Lock on the Lancaster Canal at Glasson Dock is undergoing a five weeks refurbishment, at a cost of £33,000 as part of the winter stoppage.

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Published: 30 January 2017

'Rochdale Nine' closed for six weeks

THE 'Rochdale Nine' through Manchester is to be closed next week until the middle of March to replace gates on two locks as part of the winter maintenance.

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Published: 27 January 2017

EA to close navigations

THE Environmental Agency has stated that it is closing parts of its navigable waterways due to lack of funding.

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Published: 27 January 2017

Email: Bath residents lucky

If as it seems Bath council clears off graffiti as soon as it appears then the residents by the side of the Kennet & Avon Canal should think themselves very lucky.
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Published: 26 January 2017

Man drowned in canal named

THE man whose body was discovered in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn last Saturday has been named.

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Published: 26 January 2017

Canal-side Graffiti keeps appearing

RESIDENTS living by the Kennet & Avon Canal in Bath are upset by the graffiti that keeps appearing on a wall by the canal towpath.

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Published: 26 January 2017

Free drink and chat

THE Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust is inviting everyone to its Chit Chat Club at the Gongoozler Restaurant to enjoy a free hot drink and a friendly chat.

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Published: 26 January 2017

All places snapped up on woman-only engine course

WITH so many women enquiring about its engine maintenance course, River Canal Rescue (RCR) decided to run such a course, and were amazed that demand outstripped supply.

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Published: 25 January 2017

Object to Edgbaston Tunnel towpath widening

JIMMY Lockwood is spot-on in his piece about the impending towpath widening through the [Edgbaston] tunnel, writes Dave Carden.

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Published: 25 January 2017

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