TWO people are believed to have drowned on New Year's Eve in Manchester waterways after nights out.
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SUCH is the flood level of the Tidal Trent, that its bridge at Dunham was still closed yesterday (Wednesday).
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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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