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Towpath motorcyclist arrested

A MOTORCYCLIST racing along the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn was caught by the police and arrested after complaints of his dangerous driving.

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Published: 04 June 2010

More Caldon development

WORK is about to start on a 'Canal Quarter' on the Caldon Canal at Hanley, which will include 250 new homes by the waterway.

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Published: 04 June 2010

Canal ranger sought

BRITISH Waterways is on the lookout for a volunteer ranger who can bring that personal touch to the visitor hub of Audlem on the Shropshire Union Canal.

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Published: 03 June 2010

Wey boat burglar caught

THE man who it is believed broke into boats moored on the Wey has been apprehended by the police, Kathryn Dodington tells us.

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Published: 03 June 2010

Stand-up paddling on the K&A

TO RAISE funds for charity, two stand-up paddlers are at the moment paddling their way from Bath on the Kennet & Avon Canal on their way to London.

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Published: 03 June 2010

Impressive repair to cracked gate

THE bottom gate of Sanford Lock on the Thames was so badly cracked that a boater was told it could have given way at any time.

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Published: 03 June 2010

Another closure on Leeds & Liverpool

LACK of water has closed another section of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal—between Appley Bridge and Poolstock.

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Published: 03 June 2010

EA could ruin river festival

THE Environment Agency decided to undertake work on the River Great Ouse in Bedford prior to the Bedford Festival, which could be ruined if the work is not completed.

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Published: 02 June 2010

A bit of a bodge

BRIDGE 100 on the Oxford Canal is at last being repaired, but our David Hymers was told by one of the workers that it was 'a bit of a bodge'.

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Published: 02 June 2010

Pushed car into canal hoax

MEN thought it a joke to push a car with its headlights on into a canal on the Middle Level, then call the emergency services stating that a car had left the road.

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Published: 02 June 2010

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