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Boy recovers after being caught in propeller

IT WAS three years ago that nine years old Ali Layard fell from a hire boat on the Kennet & Avon Canal, but his father reversed the boat to pick him up and he was caught in its propeller, (Boy caught in propeller of reversing boat) suffering terrible injuries to his legs.

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Published: 02 July 2015

Limehouse restrictions

WE ARE told by British Waterways Marinas Ltd, that there is emergency water saving in place at Limehouse Lock, with restrictions now in force.
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Published: 02 July 2015

CaRT fails to honour grant agreement

THE Canal & River Trust has failed to honour its grant agreement with Defra, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 02 July 2015

Llangollen lift bridge repaired

THE Llangollen Canal was closed yesterday, Wednesday, after a car damaged the Tilstock Park Lift Bridge.

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Published: 02 July 2015

Boaters' selfish behaviour

I MUST agree with you entirely concerning the boaters setting up their own music systems to the annoyance of residents at Reading (Spoiling it for the rest) after the festival had ended, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 01 July 2015

Plan for new canal for Wales

THERE is a plan to create a Swansea Bay Inland Waterway to form a 37 miles cruising network in Wales.

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Published: 01 July 2015

New bid for Regent's Canal

AS REGULAR readers will be aware the Regent’s Canal is up for auction on ebay, as Victor discovered, with more bidding for the waterway.

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Published: 01 July 2015

Drunks on the rampage

MANCHESTER police had to be called when drunks went on the rampage early last Saturday morning at Castlefield Basin in the city.

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Published: 01 July 2015

Be concerned!

BELOW is a link to the internal process by which Canal & River Trust (CaRT) monitors boats for short term licence renewal, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 29 June 2015

Spoiling it for the rest

RESIDENTS in Reading are complaining that though the music of the Reading Festival has finished, boaters have remained moored on the the Thames still making their own music, much to residents annoyance.

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Published: 29 June 2015

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