THE 'safe' towpaths seem to be getting a battering these days, for in addition to the attack on a young woman on the Calder & Hebble towpath and the closing-off of a 'lethal' towpath on the Rochdale Nine, a body has now been found in the Regents Canal.
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WITH many vacant berths at British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) it is offering Winter Mooring facilities for continuous cruisers who prefer the security of a marina during the Winter.
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THE Health & Safety Executive have decreed that all those punting on the Cam in Cambridge must first sit through a briefing and wear life jackets.
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We were following a boat out of Braunston and, keeping our distance, so were able to maintain 3 mph, checked on the Smartphone GPS. We both slowed to pass Tumbleweed who was moored almost in bridge 100, writes Kevin McNiff.
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THE Canal & River Trust's winter moorings for 2015/16 go on sale today, (Thursday) offering boaters the chance to moor for the winter at a wide selection of sites on the waterways.
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IN AN attempt to prevents more drownings on the Rochdale Nine in Manchester the 'lethal' towpath is to be completely cordoned off with locked gates preventing any access whatsoever, Mick Fitzgibbons tells us.
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THERE is a a combination of a national brokerage firm and a new marina combining as a new facility selling new and used boats in the East Midlands.
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THERE is concern amongst boaters with Canal & River Trust admitting its General Towpath Mooring Permit (GTM) may have been illegal, and John Howard writes:
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A MAN currently in prison awaiting trial for a sexual attack on a young woman on the towpath of the Calder & Hebble Navigation at Brighouse has admitted the offence.
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The top of the list of emails when we returned was no surprise—a waterway closed through a broken paddle!
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