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First stupidity of 2010

It was well known bloggers Lesley and Joe on their narrowboat Caxton, stuck in ice at Great Haywood, who spotted the first BW stupidity of the year.

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Published: 15 January 2010

WRG celebrates 40 years

ESTABLISHED way back in 1970, this year the Inland Waterways Association's Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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Published: 15 January 2010

Arsonists fire boat on K & A

POLICE say that a narrowboat that was burnt out at Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal was set on fire deliberately.

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Published: 14 January 2010

An extra attraction

THERE is likely to be an extra attraction for anyone wanting information about the restoration of the Cotswold Canals.

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Published: 14 January 2010

More work on Sankey

WORK is to start on the replacement of the fixed Carter House Bridge with a swing bridge on the Sankey Canal.

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Published: 14 January 2010

Can you believe it?

THERE are plenty of idiots around believing the ice can hold their weight, and falling through into the water, but these two must be the biggest idiots of all.

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Published: 13 January 2010

Dangerous cookers

AN URGENT appeal has gone out to boaters who remain at risk from potentially fatal carbon monoxide poisoning, to act on a safety alert from the manufacturers of Belling, Flavel, Leisure and New World cookers.

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Published: 13 January 2010

Well done BW Board!

THOSE that think this headline is sarcastic or the article comes with a sting in the tail will be disappointed, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 12 January 2010

'Mooring rage' man walks free

THE boater who attacked a fellow boater over mooring, who subsequently died has walked free from Court.

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Published: 12 January 2010

Campaign for canal barrier

A mother who lost her daughter when her car went through the railings by the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Skipton, and who has campaigned for it to be repaired, was shocked to see another car had crashed at the same place.

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Published: 12 January 2010

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