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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

Art competition repeated

THE art competition organised by Mercia Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal has proved so popular that it is to be repeated next year.

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Published: 28 May 2012

Badgers prevent reservoir filling

WITH most of the reservoirs now fairly full, it seems the continuing restrictions on the Oxford Canal can be blamed on badgers!

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Published: 28 May 2012

Thames hydro power

Permission has been granted for the installation of a hydro power installation at Abingdon Lock on the Thames

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Published: 28 May 2012

Boat burglar jailed

A MAN who broke into a narrowboat moored on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed for eight months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

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Published: 28 May 2012

Irish canals filling

THE Irish canals—particularly the Royal Canal—have had the same problems of their English counterparts, suffering low levels caused by the combination of the drought and leaks.

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Published: 28 May 2012

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