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Thieves who broke into boats jailed

TWO thieves who altogether broke into 18 boats on the River Great Ouse were quickly caught and have both been jailed.

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Published: 10 August 2009

No marina for Lanhom

FOR the second time planning permission for a marina on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Lathom has been refused.

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Published: 09 August 2009

BW cause popular narrowboat café to close

REALISING the success of Lorraine Fox's venture with a narrowboat café, British Waterways have now put it out to tender, closing her down.
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Published: 06 August 2009

BW West Midlands get tough

I have heard reports that BW West Midlands has a new mooring patrol officer walking the towpaths. The 'white shirt' in question has ruffled a few feathers of the continuous mooring brigade in the Fradley area in particular, I understand, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 05 August 2009

More cash for Cotswold Canals

THE restoration of the Cotswold Canals has received a further boost with an injection of £12 millions.

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Published: 03 August 2009

Boats in danger on the Ouse

BOATS have been refused admission to the council owned basin on the Ouse in York, leaving them in danger when the river floods.

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Published: 03 August 2009

The new waterway units

The names of the 11 new waterway units in England and Wales which will become operational from October have been announced.
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Published: 03 August 2009

Forensic experts examine lock death boat

FORENSIC experts have made a thorough examination of the narrowboat involved in the death of the woman in an Oxford Canal lock.

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Published: 01 August 2009

Government cuts BW grant by 16.7%

THE Government has served British Waterways with a massive cut of the available grant in aid of nearly £10 millions for next year, which can only further exacerbate the worsening state of the waterways.

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Published: 31 July 2009

Hire boater dies in Oxford Canal lock

A WOMAN hire boater died yesterday (Thursday 30th July) after she fell from her boat into a lock on the Oxford Canal.
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Published: 31 July 2009

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