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Marooned as bridge failed

THE adage 'keep it simple' should have been used on the  new £11  millions fancy bridge at Salford Quays in Manchester, as it continues to fail.

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Published: 06 June 2011

Email: Cheating honest people

I've just got back from a few days away, to see Laurence Hogg contributing sycophantic drivel about someone who was a partner in an organisation that was committed to cheating honest people, fraudulently selling shares in boats and stealing large amounts of their money.

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Published: 06 June 2011

Stourport Basin death

A BOY died after he fell into a lock at Stourport Basin on the Staffs & Worcs Canal on Friday, after he lost his balance whilst riding over a lock footbridge.

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Published: 05 June 2011

Activity packed Stoke Bruerne

OVER 30 working or historic boats, as well as around 50 modern craft, are expected to converge upon Stoke Bruerne for the Canal Museum's Annual Gala.

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Published: 04 June 2011

Bound woman in Coventry Canal

THE body of a bound woman was found in the Coventry Canal yesterday (Wednesday) believed to have been murdered.

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Published: 03 June 2011

Sainsbury's or marina

INSTEAD of a Sainsbury's by the side of the Rochdale Canal at Todmorden, there is a grandiose plan for a marina including a hotel and leisure facilities and mixed-use housing.

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Published: 03 June 2011

Make sure it's secured

BOATERS should always make sure their boats are well secured when moored on tidal waters, but one boater did not.

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Published: 01 June 2011

Bigger at Foxton

THE Foxton Inclined Plane Trust are once again organising a festival at the locks on the Grand Union Canal, and intimate that it will be bigger and better.

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Published: 01 June 2011

No cash to spare for restoration

MONEY needed to restore a stretch of waterway and build a new basin in Whitchurch was refused at this week's annual meeting of Whitchurch Town Council.

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Published: 01 June 2011

Matey on a bike

ALL too often cyclists, especially those in a hurry, come in for criticism, but Bob Patterson's story tells that they are not all the same—here are his words:

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Published: 01 June 2011

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Latest

  • Inclined plane suggested to relieve broken Anderton Boat Lift
  • No reopening of Aylesbury Arm
  • Keadby rail drawbridge working again
  • Boat buyer was 'seen coming' twice
  • Kennet & Avon lock closed until next summer
  • Rochdale water levels improve
  • £210,000 to restore historic workboat
  • Couple ripped-off with boat purchase
  • Lock water unable to equalise
  • 'Christmas on the Canal' week
  • The Grandest Union launches its debut album
  • A potential severe drought forecasted
  • Money for the 'missing mile'
  • Boaters blamed again for drained pound
  • Fallen branch stops navigation in Chester
  • Staffs & Worcs link making progress
  • Another vehicle strike closes bridge
  • Protect against winter downpours
  • Two more navigations reopened
  • Welford Arm closed tomorrow

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