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Gravel barge sinks narrowboat

A NARROWBOAT has been sunk by a gravel barge on the Trent.
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Published: 17 July 2009

Man arrested concerning canal murder

A MAN has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the murder of an illegal immigrant whose body was dumped in the Selby Canal.
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Published: 16 July 2009

The obsession with fencing

IT WAS Victor Swift who first publicised British Waterways current obsession with erecting fencing, to the detriment of maintenance, with many others now telling of this present wastage of money and resources.

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Published: 16 July 2009

More canal deaths

PEOPLE are ignoring the dangers of swimming in the canals, with more and more rescues, but the rescue at Brighouse was too late.

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Published: 16 July 2009

Towpath robber jailed

THE towpath of the Nottingham Canal in the city is now a safer place, as the man carrying out the series of robberies reported in narrowboatworld has been caught and jailed.
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Published: 16 July 2009

Double standards

THERE is a growing dichotomy with regard to British Waterways directors salaries. The directors consider themselves to be underpaid and reinforce this claim with a consultants report which suggests that they are underpaid by about 15% per year.

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Published: 10 July 2009

Crackdown on speeding boats

NOT ALAS British Waterways taking notice of the many complaints of speeding boats on the canals, but the Environment Agency launching a crackdown on the Nene.

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Published: 10 July 2009

Lost Wigan statue found

ONE of the statues that were stolen from the Leeds & Liverpool canalside—Pit Brew Lass—has been found.

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Published: 10 July 2009

New lock landing stages too short

OVER £74,000 has been spent on lock landing stages by the Environment Agency on the Nene that boaters claim are too short.

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Published: 10 July 2009

Tattenhall Marina offically opened

THE £2.5 millions Tattenhall Marina on the Shropshire Union Canal is now officially open.
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Published: 09 July 2009

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