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Canal murder enquiry

THE police have launched a murder investigation after a the body of a man was discovered in Sankey Valley Park on the Sankey Canal near Warrington.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Non-emergency call progress

LATER this month another four police forces will begin using the Single Non-Emergency phone Number (SNEN) '101', bringing the total to nine.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Lottery bid for locks

THE Grantham Canal Partnership supported by the Grantham Canal Society has submitted an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to restore locks 14 and 15 on the waterway.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Glasson temporary fix

BOATERS were at last able to move to and from Glasson Dock over the week-end after the broken down lock had been temporarily repaired.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Purton Hulks uncertain future

DESPITE the efforts to protect the Purton Hulks on the Severn, a meeting to decide their fate brought no progress.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Huddersfield Narrow development

THE section of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal that goes under Sellers Works in Huddersfield looks set to be opened up with the news that a development has been awarded.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Unlicenced boats on the Thames

NO MATTER how tough the Environment Agency is on boaters that flaunt its rules, there is still the problem of unlicensed boats on the Thames.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Email: Contributing to restoration

The comments of Mike Chase and Mike Friend show how much Shropshire Union Canal Society and Waterway Recovery Group are contributing to the restoration of the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 20 June 2011

Paddled entire Chesterfield Canal

INTREPID canoeists, Andy Robinson, James Woods and Chris Capon have just taken their canoe the full 46 miles of the Chesterfield Canal from Chesterfield to West Stockwith on the  Trent.

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Published: 17 June 2011

Boater's final cruise

IT WAS the final cruise for boater Bob Wakely this week as he was carried in his coffin down the Thames in the working boat he had restored.

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Published: 17 June 2011

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Latest

  • Increase in boat licence fees announced today
  • 30th anniversary of boating charity
  • Braunston Tunnel closed
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  • Former service personnel finding calm on the waterways
  • Severn flood barriers go up
  • Another Customer Service Facility closed
  • Pitfalls of buying second hand boat
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  • No reopening of Aylesbury Arm
  • Keadby rail drawbridge working again
  • Boat buyer was 'seen coming' twice
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  • Rochdale water levels improve
  • £210,000 to restore historic workboat
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  • 'Christmas on the Canal' week
  • The Grandest Union launches its debut album
  • A potential severe drought forecasted

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