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More waterfront housing

THE latest plans for waterfront housing in on the former site of Mexborough Power Station on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation.

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Published: 20 July 2009

Aqueduct planned for the Ashby

PLANS have just been revealed for the proposals for the extension of the derelict Ashby Canal which include an aqueduct over Measham High Street.

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Published: 19 July 2009

BW Annual Report and Accounts published

BRITISH Waterways has just published its Annual Report and Accounts, and very upbeat it is too.
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Published: 18 July 2009

Lancaster death was boat rage

THE latest twist to the tragic story of the boater's death on the Lancaster Canal is that it was boat rage, with two narrowboats attempting to get into the moorings and colliding.

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Published: 17 July 2009

Death could have been over mooring rights

THE death of a boater on the Lancaster Canal as reported in narrowboatworld yesterday (Thursday) could have been about mooring rights.

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Published: 17 July 2009

Gravel barge sinks narrowboat

A NARROWBOAT has been sunk by a gravel barge on the Trent.
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Published: 17 July 2009

Man arrested concerning canal murder

A MAN has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the murder of an illegal immigrant whose body was dumped in the Selby Canal.
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Published: 16 July 2009

The obsession with fencing

IT WAS Victor Swift who first publicised British Waterways current obsession with erecting fencing, to the detriment of maintenance, with many others now telling of this present wastage of money and resources.

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Published: 16 July 2009

More canal deaths

PEOPLE are ignoring the dangers of swimming in the canals, with more and more rescues, but the rescue at Brighouse was too late.

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Published: 16 July 2009

Towpath robber jailed

THE towpath of the Nottingham Canal in the city is now a safer place, as the man carrying out the series of robberies reported in narrowboatworld has been caught and jailed.
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Published: 16 July 2009

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  • Rubbish scattered about
  • Liverpool docks liable to close
  • Swarkestone Lock fully closed
  • Now developed a design
  • Council give boaters freedom from new Smoke Control Order
  • Senior project manager wanted to oversee Anderton Boat Lift repair
  • Possible for boat movement through Marsh Lock
  • Pinch me!
  • Woman takes on towpath litter-picking
  • MP highlights underinvestment in local canals
  • B&Q volunteers solve a Chesterfield Canal Trust problem
  • Trust's Annual Public meeting will be live
  • Nothing like a morning dip!
  • Paddles and gates left open
  • Vandals ruined life-saving kit
  • Market Drayton refuse collection point closure
  • Two people charged as part of investigation into canal death
  • The Harecastle Tunnel fault
  • Victor tells of the season just about finished
  • Closure of Customer Service Facilities having impact on town's economy

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