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Cows stop cruise

THE cruise by members of the Mersey Motor Boat Club was stopped abruptly by two cows in the Trent & Mersey Canal at Marston.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Email: In-season maintenance

I thought that British Waterways had already announced that they were piloting a trial of in-season maintenance on the grounds that it was much more cost-efficient.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Ouse again

IT ALL seems to be happening in the Ouse in York, with this time a happy ending with a baby being saved from drowning.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Died after jumping

A MAN jumped from a balcony on a building by the Ouse in York, and drowned.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Pushed into the Ouse

A TEENAGER was robbed on Clifton Bridge over the Ouse in York by a gang of young thugs then pushed off  into the river.

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Published: 27 July 2011

Email: Stop the job!

Why were all boats stopped while the authorities searched for a lost child? [Searching the Weaver.]  Surely if any passing boats were hailed and asked to look out, it would have been extra eyes and ears on the search.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Caused three hours search

A FALSE alarm by a member of the public that a child had fallen into the Weaver caused the emergency services to spend three hours in a fruitless search of the river.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Email: State of disrepair

I read the account of David Savidges' complaint to British Waterways about the condition of Garrison Flight. It is a pity it has been allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Vandals strike Wigan statues again

ONCE again vandals have struck the Wigan canal side statues, this time one has been decapitated.

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Published: 25 July 2011

Tackling cyclists

Perhaps the way to tackle the increasing lack of respect and obligation by cyclists is to pass legislation that requires them to have compulsory third party insurance, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 25 July 2011

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