THE Self-styled U-boat captain who converted a narrowboat into a replica submarine on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been jailed for nearly five years for defrauding Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs of over £1million.
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HOPING to raise funds for 24 hours Crisis Line's purchase of the widebeam Emma's Dream, a web page has been set-up for people to donate cash towards its purchase and redesign.
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BOATERS using the Lee Navigation should watch-out for floating reed beds that are at present being installed in the waterway.
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WITH amazing longevity the continuing angst and distrust amongst boaters has not abated, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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MEMBERS of the restoration project to restore two barges are holding open days to allow the public to view one, and possibly both of two unique barges that plied the waterways in the past.
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WITH the the better weather, more and more cyclists are taking up time-trials on canal towpaths, attempting to better their speeds, making them more and more dangerous for walkers, boaters and family cyclists.
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I have to agree with Paul Dowler and several others who have called for a ban on old people like Tim and Pru using the canal system.
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JAMES Henry wrote 'A survey will do nothing, for what will the results from people who have not used the tidal section know what is or is not required or what is wanted? I just do not see the point, as there is nothing anyone can do about a tide, it is purely in the hands of nature—and the moon!'. Repeats Paul Burke.
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