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Body in 'safe' canal

WITH drunks falling into the 'Rochdale Nine' at Canal Street in Manchester, a fence was erected on the top of the existing wall, but a man's body has been discovered in the waterway.

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Published: 11 June 2012

Devizes development—at a price

AFTER a first refusal, a developer has managed to get planning permission to build flats at The Wharf in Devizes, despite objections—but at a cost of £152,000.

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Published: 11 June 2012

The volunteering shambles

WE ARE all used to the crazy edicts from British Waterways, and all know of its demand for volunteers, but the sheer stupidity coming to light could result in volunteering being doomed to failure, as Roger Guiver explains.

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Published: 11 June 2012

Grand Union summit puzzle

BOATERS just cannot understand why the summit pound of the Grand Union Canal at Tring still has its lock gates padlocked, as there is now too much water.

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Published: 11 June 2012

What on earth is happening?

THE reservoirs feeding the Tring summit of the Grand Union Canal are so full that they are overflowing, with our man on the spot actually confirming, yet the lock gates on the waterway are padlocked.

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Published: 08 June 2012

Summit reservoirs full

THE reservoirs serving the Tring summit on the Grand Union Canal, as can be expected after so much rain, are now full.

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Published: 08 June 2012

EA target illegal anglers

THE Environment Agency is targeting its waterways in an attempt to catch illegal anglers who are fishing without licences.

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Published: 08 June 2012

Body in Gloucester canal

A BODY was discovered in the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal in Gloucester yesterday, Thursday, and is being treated as 'unexplained'.

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Published: 08 June 2012

Maintaining the navigation

THE eventual completion of the Wey & Arun Canal will depend on boats being able to navigate the Arun, and the Wey & Arun Canal Trust make sure of this.

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Published: 08 June 2012

Crick turned out well

THOUGH a very wet Sunday, the Crick Jubilee Boat Show turned out well,  with the weather much improved for the remaining days.

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Published: 08 June 2012

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