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Man exposing on towpath

A MAN regularly exposing himself on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath at Blackburn has landed himself a community order and fine.

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Published: 16 June 2016

Email: It's not a car

Those people who report dogs in distress in boats must confuse narrowboats with cars reporting that no window was left open!

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Published: 15 June 2016

Students cause chaos on the Cam

STUDENTS from Cambridge University caused chaos on the Cam on Sunday celebrating the end of their exams.

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Published: 15 June 2016

Child sex offender using canals

A CHILD sex offender, wanted by the police, is believed to be living on a narrowboat and using the canals to evade capture.

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Published: 15 June 2016

No date for L&L re-opening

THE Barrowford Flight on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

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Published: 15 June 2016

Stoke Bruerne Family Festival

THE Stoke Bruerne Family Festival will be held over this week-end, 18th and 19th June, with lots of activities, as can be expected with anything organised at the village.

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Published: 15 June 2016

Too thick to realise

I must congratulate Ralph Freeman on his comment about people reporting what they, wrongly, see as mis-treatment of boaters' dogs, writes Ann Grainger.

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Published: 15 June 2016

David Suchet opens RCR HQ

THE actor and boat enthusiast, David Suchet, officially opened the rebuilt headquarters of River Canal Rescue on the Staffs & Worcs Canal in Stafford.

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Published: 13 June 2016

Know-all's silly accusations

I'VE COME across two instances recently where boaters have been threatened or actually reported to the police for alleged 'cruelty' to their, (almost certainly) much loved, boating dogs, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 13 June 2016

L&L closed again

ONCE again the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is closed, and again by the failure of a lock on the Barrowford Flight.

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Published: 13 June 2016

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