THE inquest into the death of 30 years old Leanne Gordon heard that she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit when she slipped when wading into the River Great Ouse with her children and drowned.
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IT IS regrettable that people (hirers) have died by putting themselves at risk (sometimes out of naivety, just not knowing something like a tiller can swing around violently in a collision), writes Bill Ridgeway.
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THE recent consultation concerning hire boats and the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) has resulted in tougher regulations for the hire boat industry.
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THE name of the well known landmark on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Shardlow, The Clock Warehouse has been saved after a campaign against the brewery Marstons who wanted to change the name to something more modern.
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TWO grown cats have been discovered inside a bag in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn.
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A ROAD bridge over the Lancaster Canal has been damaged by a vehicle, with the waterway now closed at the site.
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THE long-await permission for the development of the basin at the head of the Chesterfield Canal has at last been given the go-ahead.
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I hope I can add my own experiences concerning the winter moorings that are offered by Canal & River Trust, that I believe are little more than a con, writes David Turner.
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VERY good advice indeed, with the holidays approaching, from the Royal Life Saving Society in view of the ever increasing drownings due to excess alcohol.
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BOATERS are being asked to take care when cruising under the Railway Bridge (50) on the Regents Canal.
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