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More horses heads

VISITORS to the Falkirk Wheel may be aware of the two horses heads on the nearby lock, that nod as the lock is operated.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Another marina for the Lancaster

ANOTHER new marina is planned for the Lancaster Canal with the promise of nearly 100 jobs.

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Published: 11 April 2012

Society displays work

THE Buckingham Canal Society will be holding an exhibition at Cosgrove village hall to display some of the restoration work it has undertaken along the disused canal.

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Published: 09 April 2012

Drunk girl caused search

A DRUNK 16 years old girl caused a major alert at Priory Marina on the River Great Ouse with the emergency services spending hours searching for her.

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Published: 09 April 2012

Another own goal

Mr Phillips is correct, policing of honey-pot sites does work. I have been mooring warden at Camden visitor mooring for ten years and have done exactly what he suggested in his article, writes  Simon Grindrod.

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Published: 09 April 2012

Testing the Basingstoke

BOATERS have been testing the Basingstoke again—but  only as far as Brookwood, as water levels dictate that Deepcut Flight cannot be opened due to winter maintenance which saw a lot of the pounds dewatered.

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Published: 09 April 2012

K&A canoe race shock

BOATERS on the Kennet & Avon Canal will be aware that it is the time of the annual Devizes to London Canoe Race, but this year's effort has resulted in Olympic gold medallist rower Sir Steve Redgrave pulling out.

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Published: 08 April 2012

Solution to continuous moorers problem

I DO NOT wish to get into the whys and wherefores of overstaying boats on visitor moorings, but I do have a simple solution to the problem, writes Graham Phillips.

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Published: 07 April 2012

Summit level closed

DON'T panic—unless you are one of our many Irish boater readers—it's one of yours that is closed.

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Published: 07 April 2012

Trip boat jammed

A TRIP boat on the Thames was providing entertainment for onlookers yesterday (Friday) on Westminster Bridge as it attempted to get free.

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Published: 07 April 2012

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