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Child found on towpath

AN EIGHT years old child caused a furore in Banbury when he went missing from home earlier this week, causing a search to be mounted.

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Published: 05 May 2011

Calder & Hebble locks help qualifications

THE new partnership of British Waterways and Calderdale College have teamed up with ‘Build' to offer accredited training at Double Locks on the Calder & Hebble Navigation.

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Published: 04 May 2011

Jail for boat arsonist

A WOMAN who burnt-out a narrowboat by pouring petrol all over it then setting it alight, has been jailed for nine years with an additional extended sentence of five years.

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Published: 04 May 2011

Email: Victor is wrong

Over the holiday I accepted an invitation by a resident at Sawley Marina to take a cruise for a couple of days up the Trent & Mersey Canal, as my own boat being at Bedford, I don't get chance of using the canals, and though it was rather windy, my wife and I still had an enjoyable time, that was increased by an excellent meal at Ragley Boat Stop.

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Published: 04 May 2011

Promoting the proposed link

THE Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust is to promote a walking and cycling event around Wootton, to further the promotion of the proposed link.

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Published: 04 May 2011

BW slammed over 'precedent' statement

A SENIOR barrister has confirmed that the statement by British Waterways concerning the Kennet & Avon Canal mooring case is wrong both factually and in law as county court judgements do not create a precedent.

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Published: 04 May 2011

Protest against canal

THE proposal to build a canal into Daventry has met with further objections from the ratepayers of the town.

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Published: 02 May 2011

Email: Oxford Canal closure

I suspect Chris Powis is correct. 10 days is the maximum time the job could take if everything went wrong.

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Published: 02 May 2011

Email: 'Cavalcade' blunder

We visited the Little Venice Cavalcade on the Sunday. It was a lovely day and there was a really good turn-out of visitors.

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Published: 02 May 2011

Comment—High quality thinking

DURING the same week the ill conceived British Waterways pub partnership went into administration, one of its directors remarked 'we collectively need to do some high quality thinking'.

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Published: 01 May 2011

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