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Inland Waterways Association againgst roving mooring permits

THE Inland Waterways Association, in principle, is 'fully set against roving mooring permits', and seeks instead a better and more assertive enforcement of overstaying ‘fines'.

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Published: 01 June 2009

Five fire crews to rescue one man

UPON receiving a call that a man was drowning in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal near Armley Mills, no less than five fire crews rushed out to attempt a rescue.
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Published: 27 May 2009

Support for Chesterfield restoration

AT THE Chesterfield Canal Festival on Saturday, Councillor Shaukat Ali, the Mayor of Rotherham,  opened The Chesterfield Canal Festival. He made a short speech.

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Published: 25 May 2009

Ribble Piddler will cost £60,000

IT WAS revealed, at a meeting last week, that the total cost of the statue on the Millennium Ribble Link will be over £60,000.

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Published: 25 May 2009

Boater dies in Kennet & Avon boat fire

THE body, believed to be that of a woman, was found yesterday, Friday, in a burnt-out narrowboat on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Honey Street, near Pewsey.

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Published: 23 May 2009

Pensioner jumped in canal to avoid thugs

A BLACK man who was attacked by four white men on the towpath of the Rochdale Canal jumped into the water to try to save himself.

The thugs racially abused the 69 years old pensioner, and one punched him in the face, so the terrified pensioner jumped into the waterway and managed to wade across to the other side to escape further injury after the men demanded his cash.

This happened in early afternoon in Rochdale, and is the second attack on the same towpath, as a 29 years old man was accosted by two men who demanded cash. When he refused, again he was punched to the ground and kicked as he lay there.

Since the Rochdale Canal was reopened and the towpath upgraded, there have been many reports of attacks and demands for cash, and is fast becoming a no-go area.

Of the latest attacks, Detective Constable Julian Peach, of Rochdale CID, stated:

"Both of these offences are appalling, but it beggars belief that a group of racists would scare a pensioner so much that he did a dangerous thing by jumping in a canal. I'm appealing for anyone who may have witnessed either of these robberies, or who knows who is responsible, to get in touch."

Anyone with information can call police on 0161 856 4669 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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Published: 23 May 2009

Encouragement for Uttoxeter Canal restoration

There was official encouragement for the restoration of the Uttoxeter Canal, when Nick Herbert MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs travelled to visit the waterway to meet members of the Restoration Committee and local County Councillors.

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Published: 22 May 2009

No licence cost boater £1,085

BOATER David Payne has been taken to Court by the Environment Agency for not having a registration licence whilst moored on the Nene, and fined £1,000 plus £85 costs by the magistrates.

Even though he was moored in Oundle Marina, the inspectors found his boat, and he received the maximum fine at Corby Magistrates' Court, and also ordered to pay costs to the Environment Agency, whose inspectors check registrations.

Sarah Nicholson, prosecuting, told magistrates that the boat registration fee avoided was only £2, but because the boat was unregistered, the licence fee of £664.10 had also not been paid.


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Published: 22 May 2009

Public to decide on British Waterways new boundaries

IT WAS announced on Wednesday that there is to be a public consultation on the proposed British Waterways boundary changes and their names.
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Published: 20 May 2009

New canal for Scotland with British Waterways finance

THOUGH there is little chance of any new canals in England in the present financial climate, a new one has been approved for Scotland, with British Waterways financially involved, Alan Tilbury tells us.

 

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Published: 20 May 2009

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