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Man assaulted on towpath

A MAN has been sexually assaulted on the Lancaster canal towpath in the city.
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Published: 26 July 2010

Gas explosion puts boaters in hospital

HARD on the heels of boaters being burned by a gas cylinder fire on the Thames, two more boaters have been burned, and are in hospital after another explosion caused by a portable gas cylinder

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Published: 26 July 2010

More photographs

It was only last week that we stated there were nearly 100 photographs in our new State of the waterways category in our Gallery—now there are 109!

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Published: 26 July 2010

Taming the cyclists

THE Buckingham Canal Society at its Lock Ransom Weekend at Cosgrove Lock on the Grand Union Canal had their own method of slowing down the cyclists.

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Published: 25 July 2010

Inland Waterways Advisory Council to be abolished

IT'S STARTED—the new Government's assault on the money-wasting quangos, with the Inland Waterways Advisory Council the first waterways related one to go.

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Published: 23 July 2010

Towpath sex assault man named

THE man who has connection with the sex attack on a young woman on the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been named.

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Published: 23 July 2010

Boater alerts emergency services to fire

A BOATER, on his narrowboat moored by the side of the Oxford Canal alerted the emergency services to a fire at the nearby nature reserve.

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Published: 23 July 2010

Artsfest again at Standedge

ONCE again the Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre will be launching it's month long celebration of local art with it's third ‘Artsfest' event.

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Published: 23 July 2010

Incompatible with safety

I HAVE over the last few weeks watched with great interest the debate on cyclists, I have in my own experience seen some horrendous use of the towpaths by these errant cyclists, writes Frank Hurst.

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Published: 23 July 2010

Comment—Speeding cyclists and pedestrians

WITH the advent of a speeding commuting cyclist hitting one our our columnists whilst working a lock, the danger of the mix of cyclists and pedestrians has been highlighted once again.

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Published: 23 July 2010

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