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Ineffective water filters

IF YOU might have purchased a full water filtration system or replacement cartridges for an existing filtration system from PureWaterOnline Ltd. prior to December 2016 you need to be aware of the following, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 01 February 2017

Blocking Paddington Basin

CRAZY ideas come, and thankfully go, with the latest to completely block Paddington Basin on the Regents Canal with a 'floating park'!

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Published: 30 January 2017

Money for canal restoration

THE Telford Support Group, part of the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust, has been awarded £95,000 towards its Wappenshall Wharf project.

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Published: 30 January 2017

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

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