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Towpath charity walkers beaten-up

THREE fundraisers training for a 125 miles charity walk have been beaten-up on the towpath of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

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Published: 21 July 2010

Will the opportunity be missed?

THERE are questions that really need answers from British Waterways about the imminent closure of 60 miles of the Leeds and Liverpool canal but everyone knows there won't be any answers, writes Lesley Carter.

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Published: 21 July 2010

Couple burnt in boat explosion

A BOAT on the Thames exploded yesterday (Monday) afternoon, resulting in an elderly couple being rushed to hospital with burns.

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Published: 20 July 2010

Graffiti with a difference

BOATERS more used to the normal revolting scrawls of the so-called graffiti artists will be impressed by the apes, frogs and gladiator which have appeared recently.

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Published: 20 July 2010

Famous drying shed preserved

THWAITE MILLS, an historic drying shed on the Aire & Calder has been restored by Leeds City Council.

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Published: 20 July 2010

Dredging down to less than half

BOATERS are responding to our campaign of alerting their MP's to the continuing lack of maintenance to the waterways, this time the lack of dredging.

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Published: 19 July 2010

Okay for barn owns

BARN OWLS are doing well on the Aire & Calder Navigation, with five broods now identified along the waterway.

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Published: 19 July 2010

Falling tree hits steerer

A TREE blown down by high winds struck the steerer of a narrowboat near Linslade on the Grand Union Canal putting the woman in hospital.

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Published: 19 July 2010

Houses before marinas

A PARISH Council has objected to plans to build a marina unless the plans to build houses around it are passed first.

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Published: 19 July 2010

Speeding cyclist hits NbW columnist

WITH all those speeding cyclists making the towpaths so dangerous, it just had to happen—one of our columnist getting hit by one.

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Published: 19 July 2010

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