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Boatyard becomes art gallery

MANY boatyards are having hard times at the moment, but Tooley's at Banbury on the Oxford Canal has branched out as an art gallery.

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Published: 23 June 2011

Russell Newbery sold

THE company that makes the much sought after Russell Newbery boat engines has been sold, but it is not the end for the engine.

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Published: 23 June 2011

Cam body—teenagers arrested

TWO teenagers have been arrested over the death of a man found in the Cam at Cambridge on Wednesday.

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Published: 23 June 2011

No frogs for Devizes

THOUGH British Waterways, against public objections to cash wasted on sculptures, still erected them on the Kennet & Avon Canal, it objects to anyone else having a sculpture by the waterway.

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Published: 22 June 2011

Email: On snagging ropes

In addition to the point raised in his email by Andrew Saffrey, there is a further problem with the rope snagging under the corners of the top plate of lock ladders.
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Published: 22 June 2011

Canal death—man charged

A MAN has been charged with the death of an angler whose body was recovered from the Sankey Canal on Saturday.

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Published: 22 June 2011

Email: Snagging ropes

Maybe that I am wrong and there might be reasons other than poor maintenance and lack of money, staff etc...
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Published: 22 June 2011

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

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