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Towpath knife attack on jogger

A MAN jogging on the Grand Union Canal towpath at Berkhamsted was stopped by a thief and robbed at knife point.

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Published: 14 June 2010

Made it to the tunnel

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust's Learning Boat, Python, made it right to the entrance of the disused Norwood Tunnel last Friday (13th June).

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Published: 14 June 2010

No good for boaters

BRITISH Waterways spent thousands on re building the moorings here at Marple, with contractors working away for ages, and now the moorings look great, writes Graham Lambden.

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Published: 14 June 2010

Environmentally friendly narrowboat

THE Birmingham University state of the art environmentally friendly narrowboat will be at the Tattenhall Marina open day this week-end.

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Published: 11 June 2010

Narrowboat holed cruiser and left

A NARROWBOAT struck and holed a cruiser  on the Kennet & Avon Canal at All Cannings, then left the scene leaving it sinking.

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Published: 11 June 2010

Searching for burried narrowboat

TO ATTEMPT to discover the whereabouts of the buried narrowboat in the abandoned Burslem Canal in Stoke, technology has been brought it.

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Published: 11 June 2010

Regents ramp is to alleviate conflict

THE redesign of the ramp on the Regents Canal is needed to help alleviate conflict between towpath cyclists and pedestrians, who have right of way on the canal towpath, British Waterways Waterway Manager Jon Guest, writes.

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Published: 11 June 2010

Deer dying in Fossdyke

IT IS estimated that 16 dead deer have been pulled from the Fossdyke Navigation in the past six weeks.

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Published: 10 June 2010

Narrowboat hijacking for burglary

Burglars hijacked a narrowboat on the Nottingham Canal to gain access to a canalside door to raid newsagents in the city.

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Published: 10 June 2010

Caldon Canal bridge damaged

A BRIDGE over the Caldon Canal in Milton has been severely damaged by a car ploughing into the parapet.

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Published: 10 June 2010

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