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Hydro scheme could help Cotswold restoration

MEMBERS of the Cotswold Canals Trust believe a hydro power scheme utilising a flood relief channel could raise money for the restoration.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Cows stop cruise

THE cruise by members of the Mersey Motor Boat Club was stopped abruptly by two cows in the Trent & Mersey Canal at Marston.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Email: In-season maintenance

I thought that British Waterways had already announced that they were piloting a trial of in-season maintenance on the grounds that it was much more cost-efficient.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Ouse again

IT ALL seems to be happening in the Ouse in York, with this time a happy ending with a baby being saved from drowning.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Died after jumping

A MAN jumped from a balcony on a building by the Ouse in York, and drowned.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Pushed into the Ouse

A TEENAGER was robbed on Clifton Bridge over the Ouse in York by a gang of young thugs then pushed off  into the river.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Email: Stop the job!

Why were all boats stopped while the authorities searched for a lost child? [Searching the Weaver.]  Surely if any passing boats were hailed and asked to look out, it would have been extra eyes and ears on the search.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Caused three hours search

A FALSE alarm by a member of the public that a child had fallen into the Weaver caused the emergency services to spend three hours in a fruitless search of the river.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Email: State of disrepair

I read the account of David Savidges' complaint to British Waterways about the condition of Garrison Flight. It is a pity it has been allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Vandals strike Wigan statues again

ONCE again vandals have struck the Wigan canal side statues, this time one has been decapitated.

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Published: 25 July 2011

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