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Jail for raping woman on towpath

THE canal towpaths are proving very unsafe places these days with the ever increasing number of attacks now being recorded.

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Published: 28 April 2016

Many boats sunk in locks

It must be obvious to most that Canal & River Trust does all it can to make out that the canals and particularly the locks are safe for boating, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 28 April 2016

Had enough!

I AM on the cold Trent & Mersey Canal at the moment, moored by two hire boats, with both of the hirers new to the game, but who have had enough, writes James Henry.

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Published: 28 April 2016

Another stoppage in the making?

CLIMBING up Adderley Locks yesterday (April 26th) Lock 3 (pictured below) leaks so badly that we had to use the boat to push open the top gate, as level water could not be reached, writes Ralph Thomason.

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Published: 27 April 2016

Another K&A lock closure

HARD on the heels on the news of the closure of Wooton Top Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal, a further lock is now closed to navigation on the waterway.

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Published: 27 April 2016

And another sunk?

OWING to the new descriptions regarding stoppages, is there another boat sunk in a lock?

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Published: 27 April 2016

Anothe boat sinks in lock

YOU can always tell when the boating season starts—by the increase in the number of boats sinking in locks.

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Published: 27 April 2016

Police officer dived in

ONE police officer at least jumped into a waterway without first undertaking a 'dynamic risk assessment' with his superiors, so saving a man's life.

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Published: 27 April 2016

Droitwich Show

ANOTHER show over the Bank Holiday weekend will be at Droitwich in Vines Park by the Droitwich Canal.

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Published: 27 April 2016

Police were right not to save teenager

A TEENAGER drowned in the Lea Navigation (Drowning teenager was not helped) after the police refused to enter the water to rescue him.

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Published: 25 April 2016

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