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Elsans and holding tanks

BEING somewhat of a newby to the narrowboat game, I thought that narrowboats were the same as caravans as far as toilet facilities were concerned, and that they all had the Elsan toilet that needed emptying periodically, writes Adrian Fellows.

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Published: 03 April 2016

Teenager charged over canal death

A TEENAGER has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a teenager who was pulled from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.

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Published: 02 April 2016

Man found dead on boat

THE body of a man has been discovered in a narrowboat at Barton Turns Marina after a fellow boater noticed his absence.

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Published: 01 April 2016

Boat wedged in Eckington Bridge

ECKINGTON Bridge on the Avon claimed another victim when a narrowboat attempted to navigate it whilst in flood, so was wedged tight in the bridge.

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Published: 01 April 2016

Is there a Yorkshire DIPPER?

THERE have been five bodies dragged out of the Yorkshire canals in the past four weeks, it being believed that someone is pushing people into the waterways.

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Published: 01 April 2016

Family aghast at Neville's treatment

THE family of blind Neville Tyldesley who fell into the Rochdale Canal after being sent to the wrong address from hospital (Blind pensioner rescued from canal) is aghast at his treatment and is demanding answers.

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Published: 31 March 2016

Two more sunken boats

THERE is a sunken boat below Nether Lock in Newark on the Trent, with boaters asked to approach the lock with care.
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Published: 31 March 2016

Didn't last long

THE all-day opening of the Newark Office of the Canal & River Trust didn't last very long—it now closes at 12 noon on working days.

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Published: 31 March 2016

CaRT leaves boats grounded

THE Canal & River Trust workers have left boaters aground at Bosley Locks on the Macclesfield Canal after repairing a paddle but then leaving failing to refill the pound, with boats grounded.

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Published: 31 March 2016

Drunk man leaps into canal

A MAN, whom it is told drank numerous jaggerbombs at a pub by the Mailbox on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal in the city, jumped into the waterway.

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Published: 31 March 2016

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