TWO men have drowned in the Avon this month, making a total of eight men having died in the river since 2009.
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YOU may not agree with the policy of the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA), but it certainly has Canal & River Trust 'on the ropes' with its enviable publicity campaign.
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TWO dogs have been discovered drowned in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal during May, obviously thrown in to be killed as weights were tied to them.
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THERE is a sunken boat in the Peak Forest Canal, but navigation is possible by the side of it with care.
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AS IS fairly well known we do not report on the myriad of awards given out by all and sundry, but a Queen's Award is indeed worthy of reporting.
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NOTWITHSTANDING the Environment Agency's continued purge against residents at Hartford Marina on the River Great Ouse, it was found to have no basis.
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CLOSING the Garrison Flight due to an unsafe building may seem sensible to the occasional boater but this decision needs to be put into context of the overall risk of boating throughout the year. Ralph Freeman suggests:
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TO COMPLETE a new bridge which will allow a section of the Wey & Arun Canal to be opened its Trust is seeking to raise £120,000 to finish the crossing in Alfold, its largest restoration scheme so far.
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THE Canal & River Trust told us yesterday that despite a big push by the contractors on site, deteriorating weather and equipment breakdowns has slowed progress on the work on the breach of the Macclesfield Canal.
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WHILST stoppages in the cruising season are inevitably unwelcome, there is a more complex consideration, writes Mike Todd.