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Unprecedented pressure on London waterways

THE Canal & River Trust warns that the ever increasing number of people living on boats in London is placing unprecedented pressure on the waterways' infrastructure.

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Published: 18 December 2016

Worthless hire rules

I MUST agree with Bill Ridgeway and his description of all those new rules that hire companies will have to abide by, writes James Henry.

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Published: 16 December 2016

Walkers warned off towpath

DOG walkers have been warned off using the Nottingham Canal towpath into the city as once again a dog has been hit and injured by a speeding cyclist.

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Published: 16 December 2016

Lancaster open—and closed

THE Lancaster Canal has re-opened at Hest Bank Bridge (6) but is now closed at Glasson Basin Lock.

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Published: 16 December 2016

Cleaning-up Chirk Aqueduct

CHIRK Aqueduct, that carries the Llangollen Canal between England and Wales is having a clean-up.

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Published: 15 December 2016

Drunk woman drowns

THE inquest into the death of 30 years old Leanne Gordon heard that she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit when she slipped when wading into the River Great Ouse with her children and drowned.

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Published: 15 December 2016

Hire boat rules an academic exercise

IT IS regrettable that people (hirers) have died by putting themselves at risk (sometimes out of naivety, just not knowing something like a tiller can swing around violently in a collision), writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 15 December 2016

Tougher rules for hire boats

THE recent consultation concerning hire boats and the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) has resulted in tougher regulations for the hire boat industry.

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Published: 14 December 2016

Clock Warehouse name saved

THE name of the well known landmark on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Shardlow, The Clock Warehouse has been saved after a campaign against the brewery Marstons  who wanted to change the name to something more modern.

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Published: 14 December 2016

Grown cats in canal

TWO grown cats have been discovered inside a bag in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn.

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Published: 14 December 2016

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