BOATER Mike Bass is complaining again about theft from his boat moored in Sawley Marina, having lost another outboard engine.
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THE unprecedented amount of rain over the past days has put a great deal of the lower Grand Union Canal out of action, with much of the South East section now flooded.
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THE Cherwell has overflowed its banks in many areas of the Oxford Canal, with all flood gates closed and the waterway impassible in many places.
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THE Grantham Canal Society is reporting a new era with Canal & River Trust, with a much improved commitment than in the past.
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THE fourth national Sea Shanty Festival will take place at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port, coinciding with the Annual Boat Gathering.
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THE latest auction by Canal & River Trust included the infamous floating office, Brunel moored at Paddington Basin in London that was created as an investment.
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THE Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) people are asking boaters to increase their vigilance and stay aware of the risks of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning, after more deaths.
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WE HAVE become used to village shops closing and thereby inconveniencing hungry boaters. Good news! The last remaining shop in Stoke Golding on the Ashby Canal has reopened, writes Ian Reid.
EVERY year on the first Saturday in July a half marathon race is organised between Wolverhampton and Birmingham with runners following the course of the Birmingham Canal Main Line, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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IN THE space of three years, container traffic on the Manchester Ship Canal has risen from around 3,000 to nearly 15,000 sailings—resulting in an exceptional decrease in the number of lorry journeys.
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