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Aqueduct planned for the Ashby

PLANS have just been revealed for the proposals for the extension of the derelict Ashby Canal which include an aqueduct over Measham High Street.

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Published: 19 July 2009

BW Annual Report and Accounts published

BRITISH Waterways has just published its Annual Report and Accounts, and very upbeat it is too.
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Published: 18 July 2009

Lancaster death was boat rage

THE latest twist to the tragic story of the boater's death on the Lancaster Canal is that it was boat rage, with two narrowboats attempting to get into the moorings and colliding.

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Published: 17 July 2009

Death could have been over mooring rights

THE death of a boater on the Lancaster Canal as reported in narrowboatworld yesterday (Thursday) could have been about mooring rights.

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Published: 17 July 2009

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

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