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Freak wave sinks narrowboat

A FREAK wave on the Don Navigation near Thorne caused a narrowboat to take in so much water that it sank.

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Published: 09 January 2012

Plenty of New Year boats

THOUGH there was a lack of boats over the Christmas period, the New Year saw a marked difference.

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Published: 08 January 2012

BW's tree management programme

SOME readers of narrowboatworld have expressed concern over the robustness of British Waterways' tree management policy. Here, Vince Moran, British Waterways Operations Director addresses those questions.

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Published: 08 January 2012

Aims of Canal & River Trust

I WOULD like to respond to Orph Mable's post on 16th December about the aim of the Canal & River Trust—Sorry about the delay, Christmas and all that, writes John Dodwell.

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Published: 08 January 2012

BW van crushed by tree

RATHER topical at the moment, and somewhat embarrassing for British Waterways, as one of its vans as been crushed by an unsafe canal side tree.

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Published: 07 January 2012

Canal murder suspect

A MAN suspected of the murder of the woman discovered in the Grand Union Canal at Southall has been charged.

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Published: 07 January 2012

Whilton buy another marina

WHILTON Marina on the Grand Union Canal has acquired Venetian Marina on the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.

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Published: 07 January 2012

Thank you

I WOULD like to say 'thank you' to all of you who have wished me well over my recent illness, that was greatly appreciated. (The thanks not the illness!)

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Published: 07 January 2012

Fears for Huddersfield Narrow

THERE are fears for the future of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal when its future is taken over by the Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 06 January 2012

No Olympic access from Regent's Canal

IT HAS been confirmed that notwithstanding the offer of moorings along the Regent's Canal by British Waterways, no boat traffic will be allowed past Commercial Road Lock during the Olympics, but will have to use the tidal Thames.

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Published: 06 January 2012

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