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Update: Boat sank outside marina

YESTERDAY afternoon (Thursday) the narrowboat Stepping Stone sank just as it reached its marina on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 29 January 2010

Fool's Nook closed again

ONCE again the swing bridge at Fool's Nook on the Macclesfield Canal will be out of action.

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Published: 29 January 2010

Harold's body found

HAROLD SPENCER who we reported missing has now been found drowned in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 29 January 2010

Boater injured at Fradley

A BOATER was injured after a coping stone collapsed at Fradley services on the Trent & Mersey Canal, so there is now no water available.

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Published: 29 January 2010

Police divers searching

POLICE divers are now searching the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Linacre Lane Bridge in Bootle near Liverpool for a missing man.

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Published: 29 January 2010

Should stern fenders be BSS inspected?

With the tragic accident of the lady going over the stern rail, which is the second such accident you have reported, isn't it about time the Boat Safety  Scheme included inspection of the stern fender? Writes James Henry.

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Published: 28 January 2010

Reduction in mooring fees

IT IS approaching that time of year when BW moorings customers take a sharp intake of breath waiting to receive notice of how much our mooring fees will go up next year, writes Simon Robbins.

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Published: 28 January 2010

Jericho rumbles on—and on

IT WAS way back in May 2006 that British Waterways sent in the 'heavies' to clear Castlemill Boatyard on the Oxford Canal of its inhabitants, as it wanted all the people off the site to be able to sell it for development, yet after nearly four years it still remains empty, Alan Tilbury reveals.

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Published: 27 January 2010

'Forgot' to mention flooding

ADRIAN HOWD and his wife Caroline were pleased to get a Thames side house, even though it cost just under two millions, but not so pleased now.

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Published: 27 January 2010

Still hope for Derby & Sandiacre Canal

AFTER extensive surveys over the past three years, a planning application has been submitted for the restoration of the Derby Canal.
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Published: 26 January 2010

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  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
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  • Long closure caused by building demolition
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  • Seven months closure ends
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