ONCE again there is the warning to would-be swimmers in the waterways from British Waterways not to do it!
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THE illegal immigrant Bangladesh man who raped a woman by the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Burnley, and attempted a rape of another was given an indeterminate sentence at Preston Crown Court.
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THREE drinkers leaping into the Ouse from a pub garden in York sparked off a full emergency operation after the men were seen in the water.
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THERE is curiosity surrounding the case of a drowned man in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Leeds on Saturday.
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IT WAS 100 years ago that Gem carried a cargo over the Cotswolds from Saul near Gloucester to Lechlade on the Thames, the last boat to do so before the waterway was closed.
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CHESHIRE Cat Narrowboat Holidays has taken another step towards its goal of providing greener boating holidays, by switching to a renewable energy supplier.
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THERE was muddle at British Waterways on Monday concerning Diglis Lock, with a stoppage notice issued stating it was closed for all boats.
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THE cast iron bridges and the leaning chimney by the Bath Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal have been restored.
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I actually agree with James Henry that the new Trust will need extra powers, but not unlimited powers! It appears to some that British Waterways were trying to achieve the latter by the back door, using the forthcoming Public Bodies Bill, writes Ralph Freeman.
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GOOD use could be put to the infill that is being taken out of the old waterway in Stroud—it being used to level out a football pitch.
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