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London boat tourists stranded in Wigan for three weeks

25.11.10
Two boating enthusiasts from London tell of their nightmare holiday after they are stranded hundreds of miles from home on a canal in Wigan ... more

Security fears could close 'Olympic gateway' canal

03.11.10
Canal that was hailed as the gateway to the Olympic Park is set to be closed during the Games because police fear a bomb attack could be launched from a moored boat, the Standard has learned... more

Robbers swoop on victims along canal towpath kept dark for bats

10.12.09
Knife-wielding robbers are using a bat preservation area on a secluded stretch of canal to attack in the dark... more

Size matters when it comes to allotments

01.10.09
Ten years ago, councils couldn't find enough tenants but today, all across London, there are waiting lists for allotments... more

Monument of railway age to be rebuilt with a nightclub inside

23.09.09
Nightclub and banqueting hall are to be built inside a reconstructed Victorian monument at Euston station under plans announced... more

Soggy end to canal cruise

01.09.09
A bank holiday canal cruise turned unexpectedly wet when a Londoner's narrowboat sank... more

Not your average East End punter

24.07.09
It is a quintessentially English pursuit usually associated with an afternoon messing around on the Cam or the Cherwell... more

London is full of people growing their own produce

02.07.09
London is full of people wanting - and succeeding - to grow their own. Whether it's in a window box or by turning previously derelict stretches of land into vegetable growing plots where people can garden together, food is a great uniter... more

Cyclists beware, highly realistic painting of hole ahead

17.06.09
A crevasse in the middle of the Regent's Canal towpath forces cyclists to take evasive action... more

£150m ‘new town’ to be built by Canary Wharf

10.10.08
Officials have given the go-ahead for a new £150 million “town” to be built next to Canary Wharf... more

Lone ranger will bring peace to the canals

02.10.08
The capital's first canal towpath ranger has been appointed amid tension between cyclists and walkers... more

London gets first canal taxi service

22.08.08
London's first canal taxi service starts this weekend... more

Thames barge to make supermarket deliveries

14.08.08
Three of Britain's biggest supermarket chains could begin transporting goods along London's waterways... more

Docklands to be transformed by 'eco-islands' development

09.07.08
An artificial archipelago of "ecoislands" could be built in Docklands... more

Gates open way for 2012 barges

02.06.08
A pair of 17-tonne lock gates have been installed on the river Lea, opening the way for construction materials to reach the 2012 Olympics site by canal... more


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