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Hirer crushed against bridge

A HIRE boat crew member, hanging onto the side of the boat on the gunwale, had his chest crushed as he was trapped between the steel hull and the bridge.

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Published: 31 May 2012

Boats arriving at Etruria

MANY decorated historic canal narrowboats are arriving at the junction of the Trent & Mersey Canal for the Etruria Jubilee Canals Festival.

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Published: 31 May 2012

Festival at new basin

CHESTERFIELD Canal Festival this year will be held at the new Staveley Town Basin, with the Chesterfield Canal Trust running all three of its trip boats along the restored waterway.

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Published: 31 May 2012

Another youth drowns after trying to jump lock

AN INQUEST has heard how a teenager, trying impress his girl friend attempted to jump across a narrow lock, but fell in and drowned, with the girl friend also drowning.

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Published: 31 May 2012

Housing takes over canalside museum

A FAMOUS canalside glassworks museum is to give way to housing on the Stourbridge Canal.
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Published: 31 May 2012

Narrowboat fire arsonists arrested

TWO people have been arrested by Cheshire Police after starting a fire on a narrowboat moored on the the Bridgewater Canal at Lymm.

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Published: 30 May 2012

Picked a good weekend

THE Federation of Bridgewater Cruising Clubs picked a great weekend on the 26th & 27th May to hold their annual get-together.

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Published: 30 May 2012

Legal action against waterways authority

A LANDOWNER has started legal action against Waterways Ireland after it erected two concrete posts blocking access to his property.

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Published: 30 May 2012

CART delayed until July

THOUGH the Transfer Order that will transfer British Waterways' to the Canal & River Trust (CART) in England was planned to take place during June, it is now July when it is expected to come into force.

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Published: 30 May 2012

The secret is out!

BRITISH Waterways uses a little known branch of mathematics usually attributed to a Roman mathematician Bigus Numero, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 28 May 2012

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  • Trust removes abandoned boats from Erewash Canal
  • Canals, Castles and Conservation
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  • Breach boats to be recovered
  • Langollen Canal closed again
  • 'Private Eye' tells it like it is!
  • Chesterfield Canal cleared of pollution this month
  • Belongings left by Avon belonged to drowned man
  • Paddles repaired on two locks
  • Failed electrics close Stort
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  • Beavers for the Erewash
  • Still working to develop a suitable repair plan
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  • Hurleston Flight reopened
  • Rotten paddle keeps branch closed
  • Major work on the Lichfield Canal restoration

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