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Safer on the Aire & Calder

BOATERS can perhaps feel a little safer navigating the Aire & Calder, as the emergency services have just completed a practice river rescue at Castleford.

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Published: 25 March 2011

Death knell for Stroudwater?

IN VIEW of the drastic cuts in services, local councils are requesting Stroud District Council that is giving millions to the restoration of the Stroudwater Canal, to spend the money on local services instead.

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Published: 25 March 2011

RCR warns of canal dangers

THE boat breakdown rescue service company River Canal Rescue (RCR), is warning boaters of the dangers of the the canals after saving boats in the past year.

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Published: 24 March 2011

Dudley Tunnels get award

ONE of the Midlands canals' hidden treasures is to be recognised as being amongst the most significant sites of Britain's transport heritage.

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Published: 24 March 2011

Another good one goes

THE downturn in boating, and the resulting lack of new boats being wanted, has resulted in yet another good boat builder going.

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Published: 24 March 2011

Pub crawl canal death

A MAN who drowned in the Erewash Canal at Long Eaton had been on a pub crawl just hours before he walked the canal towpath and fell in.

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Published: 24 March 2011

Prison for Avon driver

REGULAR readers may remember the story of the man who drove his children into the Avon at Evesham, attempting to drown them.

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Published: 24 March 2011

Worry over Kennet water extraction

THERE is the real possibility that the Kennet—the eastern end of the Kennet & Avon Canal—could become unnavigable in dry weather if Thames Water gets its way.

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Published: 24 March 2011

Regents Canal situation getting desperate

REGULAR readers may remember the many reports of knife attacks on the Regents Canal towpath at Islington, but it is getting closer to home with attacks on boats, and now the possibility of violence, as a boater at the scene explains.

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Published: 24 March 2011

IWA wants volunteers

A MEETING at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton on Trent heard that the Inland Waterways Association wanted volunteers for its 'National' to be held again at Burton.

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Published: 23 March 2011

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