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REGARDED by many as the Heart of the Waterways, Braunston is well on the way to becoming a no-go area for boaters, due to the activities of criminals.

IT IS a common misconception that government rules under which BW operate prevent it from borrowing money, writes Allan Richards.

ONE OF the most pleasant experiences to be had in pubs is not necessarily finding a well kept real ale. It is meeting real characters, writes Tony Haynes.

A LEAKING canal is causing thousands of gallons of water to pour from a hole in a main road in Blackburn.

WORK has now stared on upgrading just under 800 yards of the Oxford Canal towpath into a cycleway—with passing places.

BRITISH Waterways realises the problem with errant cyclists on the upgraded towpaths, and tells us it would welcome constructive suggestions.

BEING very used to the antics of Canaltimers after they are let loose from Sawley Marina, I accept it as normal so make no comment, but the  problems of one crew last Tuesday definitely needs a mention.

It seems the well deserved embryonic protests have stirred up the cyclist lobby to protect their 'right' to harass boaters and pedestrians.

OUR intrepid reporter on-the-spot, Tony Haynes,  set out today to photograph the source of the pollution on the summit pound of the Chesterfield Canal.

Having jumped out of the bed he shared with British Waterways, Inland Waterways Association Chairman, Clive Henderson, seems only too eager to jump straight back in again, writes Allan Richards.

BRITISH Waterways have confirmed that after reviewing the water supply position it has hopes that the Rochdale Canal will remain open until at least the end of the summer holidays.

THE Secretary of State has ruled that the raising of Mann's Bridge on the Grantham Canal was not relevant to the public inquiry and the A46 scheme.