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SO THERE I was calming hauling on the centre line of the 70ft motor and butty, prior to securing the pair, when—Bang! I was knocked to the ground.

THE CON is British Waterways telling all and sundry that its property portfolio was contributing some £45 millions towards maintaining our canals—it is not.

THE latest suspect scheme from British Waterways is a radio controlled shark patrolling its canals—to point out the dangers, reveals Victor Swift.

THE Leeds & Liverpool  Canal is still closed, and the reservoirs very low.

THERE is every possibility that the Gloucester Waterways Museum will be sacrificed for the sake of Ellesmere Port and Stoke Bruerne museums.

THOUGH the decision as to whether permission will be granted for the restoration of the Derby Canal was expected earlier this month it will not now be given until the end of September.

THE police are so concerned at cycle rage on the Lagan towpath that officers on cycles are patrolling the waterway.

The one in Brian Holmes' picture is at bridge 27 on the Shropshire Union Canal near High Onn, with it clearly completely burnt out this month.

FINALLY Reaching Bedford, I have to say that the standard of maintenance on the Environment Agency waterways we have encountered is far higher than that which currently marks out British Waterways.

BOATER, and now cartoonist to narrowboatworld, Jim Tingle, met up with our Tony Haynes on the Chesterfield Canal, and after a chat, found we have a much needed cartoonist.

EVENTUALLY getting a cycling safety leaflet from Sustrans, boater Kathryn Dodington was amazed to find there was no reference whatsoever concerning cycling on towpaths.

BOATER Graham Phillips just managed to get his boat into the last space at Braunston one day last week at 2pm, yet by 5pm he tells us it was completely deserted!