THREE boats were destroyed by fire at Bordesley Basin on the Grand Union Canal in Birmingham this week.
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IT WAS announced this afternoon (Friday 24th June) by British Waterways that agreement has been reached in principle for The Waterways Trust to merge its operations with the planned new waterways charity (NWC) when it is established next year.
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IT WAS quite an interesting cruise for those on the Grantham Canal Society trip boat, when its gearbox locked in forward gear.
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A HIRE boater grounded his cruiser at Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, and caused mayhem, by having emergency services attend, and then nearly drowned two crew members.
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BOATERS who have cruised the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in recent years will be well aware of the sprawling housing development along its banks, with more on the way.
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I cannot help thinking that the best days of boating are over. British Waterways as a charity will be even more cash hungry.
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THE trial of a Bangladeshi man accused of carrying out sex attacks on two women on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath at Burnley has started.
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MANY boatyards are having hard times at the moment, but Tooley's at Banbury on the Oxford Canal has branched out as an art gallery.
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THE company that makes the much sought after Russell Newbery boat engines has been sold, but it is not the end for the engine.
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