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'Suitcase' murderer found guilty

THE man who stuffed the body of his girlfriend into a suitcase and threw it into the Grand Union Canal has been found guilty of  murder and will be sentenced on Friday.

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Published: 25 November 2015

White Mills open

IT WAS the Marina Manager, Chris Dixon, who was the first person to berth his boat in the newly opened White Mills Marina on the Nene at Earls Barton.

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Published: 25 November 2015

It's blocked again!

THE Elsan at Braunston Stop House on the Grand Union Canal is blocked and out of action yet again.

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Published: 25 November 2015

Email: Misspent money

I realise of course that conserving the past is all important to the Heritage Lottery Fund, and will look very favourably on Canal & River Trust and its needs to conserve old buildings like the Birmingham Roundhouse, but it is money misspent.

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Published: 23 November 2015

Another drowning

DIVERS have been searching the Ouse at York for a man missing after a 'night out' last Friday.

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Published: 23 November 2015

Nearly £3m for Birmingham's Roundhouse

THE Heritage Lottery fund has granted £2.9m to restore Birmingham's Grade II Roundhouse owned by Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 23 November 2015

EA lose licensing court case

A PROSECUTION brought by the Environment Agency against unlicensed boats in private marinas has been thrown out of court.

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Published: 23 November 2015

News from the Fens—Summer Autumn

AS AUGUST slipped into September and through October the mild weather continued with only the odd days of gale force winds and rain. Temperatures remained above normal for the time of year. In effect the Fens did not really have an Autumn.

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Published: 22 November 2015

The lack of dredging

FOLLOWING up on my previous article 'The dreaded 'd' word', it's more bad news I'm afraid, writes Gareth Haines.

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Published: 20 November 2015

Black Prince quits London

BLACK Prince, the only hire boat operator within the M25, will no longer offer holidays in the London, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 20 November 2015

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