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Drowned man had taken drugs

THE inquest on the man who drowned in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Wigan was told that the man had taken a cocktail of drugs, and would have been under their influence.
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Published: 22 August 2010

Towpaths not very safe

IN RESPONSE to the 'how safe are the towpaths?' article can I please reply by saying 'not very', writes Ian Waters.
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Published: 22 August 2010

Will Gloucester be sacrificed?

THERE is every possibility that the Gloucester Waterways Museum will be sacrificed for the sake of Ellesmere Port and Stoke Bruerne museums.

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Published: 22 August 2010

Derby decision delayed

THOUGH the decision as to whether permission will be granted for the restoration of the Derby Canal was expected earlier this month it will not now be given until the end of September.

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Published: 22 August 2010

Police tackle towpath cycle rage

THE police are so concerned at cycle rage on the Lagan towpath that officers on cycles are patrolling the waterway.

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Published: 22 August 2010

Back!

We are most sorry there's been no narrowboatworld for the past week—a plug-in became corrupted.

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Published: 21 August 2010

Two more boat fires

AUGUST is seemingly the month for boat fires, with two already destroyed.


The one in Brian Holmes' picture is at bridge 27 on the Shropshire Union Canal near High Onn, with it clearly completely burnt out this month.

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Published: 21 August 2010

New base doing well

THE new base of Oxfordshire Narrowboats at Bradford on Avon on the Kennet & Avon Canal is appealing to narrowboat owners as well as holiday boaters.

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Published: 14 August 2010

Suggestions for Sustrans

EVENTUALLY getting a cycling safety leaflet from Sustrans, boater Kathryn Dodington was amazed to find there was no reference whatsoever concerning cycling on towpaths.

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Published: 13 August 2010

Braunston—definitely a no-go area

BOATER Graham Phillips just managed to get his boat into the last space at Braunston one day last week at 2pm, yet by 5pm he tells us it was completely deserted!

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Published: 13 August 2010

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