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Boy's body found in canal

The body of an 11 years old boy was dragged from the  Fitzwilliam Canal in Parkgate at Rotherham last night (Thursday) at around 11pm after a search operation.

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Published: 22 July 2016

Very short sighted

The use of coir rolls instead of proper piling on canal banks is inductive of the way Canal & River Trust now operates, writes James Henry.

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Published: 22 July 2016

Uselessness of coir

We too passed the CaRT guys laying the coir matting on the Oxford a couple of weeks ago, writes John Howard.
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Published: 22 July 2016

David: Boating the Basingstoke

CRUISING the length of the Basingstoke Canal, as we did a couple of weeks ago, takes me back to my early years of boating in the 70s and 80s.

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Published: 22 July 2016

Regent's Canal closed

The Regent's Canal in the capital is currently closed due to the failure of the lock at its junction with the Hertford Union Canal.

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Published: 22 July 2016

Usless coir rolls

I can but agree with T Lang about the uselessness of coir rolls fastened to canal banks, and concur that not only do they not stable banks, but do the opposite, and are pointless is providing habitats for insects as is claimed.

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Published: 21 July 2016

What's the point of coir rolls?

I HAVE just finished a three weeks cruise on my narrowboat that included the Oxford Canal, and just cannot understand the need for all those coir rolls that are being installed on the towpath side of the canal, writes T Lang.

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Published: 21 July 2016

More 'cool-off' drownings

FIVE men, jumping into rivers and a lake to cool-off, have now lost their lives.

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Published: 21 July 2016

News from the Fens—Midsummer

THE wintry wet and windy weather continued throughout Spring into Summer, the constant rain lashing the Fens with the odd dry day. So much for global warming, the Fens just had the wettest June on record with more than double the monthly rainfall.

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Published: 21 July 2016

Barmby Tidal Barrage to be closed

THE Environmental Agency has decided to close the Barmby Tidal Barrage on the Ouse for four months for 'maintenance'.

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Published: 20 July 2016

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