A WOMAN who burnt-out a narrowboat by pouring petrol all over it then setting it alight, has been jailed for nine years with an additional extended sentence of five years.
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Over the holiday I accepted an invitation by a resident at Sawley Marina to take a cruise for a couple of days up the Trent & Mersey Canal, as my own boat being at Bedford, I don't get chance of using the canals, and though it was rather windy, my wife and I still had an enjoyable time, that was increased by an excellent meal at Ragley Boat Stop.
THE Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust is to promote a walking and cycling event around Wootton, to further the promotion of the proposed link.
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A SENIOR barrister has confirmed that the statement by British Waterways concerning the Kennet & Avon Canal mooring case is wrong both factually and in law as county court judgements do not create a precedent.
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THE proposal to build a canal into Daventry has met with further objections from the ratepayers of the town.
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I suspect Chris Powis is correct. 10 days is the maximum time the job could take if everything went wrong.
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We visited the Little Venice Cavalcade on the Sunday. It was a lovely day and there was a really good turn-out of visitors.
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DURING the same week the ill conceived British Waterways pub partnership went into administration, one of its directors remarked 'we collectively need to do some high quality thinking'.
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EVEN though the actual trustees or the proposed charity is not in place, it has been decided that the current name of British Waterways will not suffice.
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The river bank of the Ouse in York is to be repaired between Clifton Bridge and Scarborough bridge.
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