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Narrowboat sinks in flood

BOATER Kevin Howell checked the webcam in York yesterday, Tuesday 25th September overlooking the Ouse towards Museum Gardens in the centre of York,  and writes:

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Published: 26 September 2012

Drunk's car hit Barton Bridge

A DRUNK driver crashed into another car then impaled his vehicle onto a girder of Barton Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal.

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Published: 24 September 2012

Fully booked for Banbury Canal Day

EVERY mooring has been booked for the forthcoming Banbury Canal Day on the Oxford Canal.

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Published: 24 September 2012

Take care

THE Water Company Severn Trent are carrying out major storm drain work at Oxley & Pendeford over the next few weeks, shutting off the outflow to the Shropshire Union between Lock 1 and Bridge 2.

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Published: 24 September 2012

'Blot on the landscape' can go

THOUGH there was is a campaign to save the old Trent Lane Depot building on the Trent in Nottingham and give it listed status, it has been refused.

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Published: 24 September 2012

Blaming contractors and redundancy

I agree with Bob Hallam's comments that Central Shires areas, i.e. Trent & Mersey and Coventry canals in particular, suffer from lack of vegetation control—both sides of the canal, writes Dave Carden.

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Published: 23 September 2012

Enough is enough

MOST boaters will agree that there has been enough comments about continuous cruisers/moorers in narrowboatworld, so we are calling a halt.

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Published: 23 September 2012

Chose his mode of boating

I am a continuous cruiser and I am fed up with what I have been reading about people like me, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 22 September 2012

Paralympics boat returns home

THE Bruce Trust boat Diana that was home to many disabled visitors to the Paralympics will arrived back today (Friday), at Hungerford on the Kennet & Avon Canal, after her five weeks, 165 miles adventure.

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Published: 21 September 2012

Boater saves drowning child

A BOATER moored at Welford on the Grand Union Canal rescued an 18 months old child from drowning after he fell in.

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Published: 21 September 2012

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