THE recently flooded Soar claimed another victim as a 60ft narrowboat sank at Thurmaston when the water receded.
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THOUGH the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal is one of the deepest in the country, it is not so around Gloucester, causing the Tall Ships in the annual festival to become stuck in the mud.
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A SURVEYOR has pointed out to us the problems arising where someone buying a boat makes alterations to its LPG appliances, the appliances then not matching the sales paperwork.
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A REPORT produced for a marina owner shows that only 48 of the country's marina operators are trading at a profit with 77 showing signs of failing and 45 currently up for sale at a loss on their original capital investment, writes Allan Richards.
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ONE boater was 'lucky' when his boat caught fire in respect that it had a working smoke alarm installed, that perhaps saved his life.
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FROM years of encouraging cyclists to use the Regents Canal towpath, Canal & River Trust have at last realised that the speeding cyclists are dangerous, so are now telling them to use the roads instead.
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Once again the New Years Honours list contains plenty of civil servants and MPs, one of these is Margaret Beckett MP.
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There is a value to the system from regular users, mostly making sure things work, and are reported if they don't.
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RALPH Freeman's latest piece where, in his last paragraph, he reckons the enforcement johnnies appear to have been instrumental in his troubles, only serves to remind me that their supposed manager, Paul Griffin, has still not answered my questions, posed earlier on here, writes John Wilkinson.
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