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Trying to reasure boaters

BOTH Skipton Town Council and the  Chamber of Trade have stated that the town is not a 'no-go' area for boaters, as many are now refusing to stay after so many attacks.

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Published: 17 February 2010

Canal as conservation area

THERE are plans to turn the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal into a designated conservation area.

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Published: 17 February 2010

Saving canalside pottery

MANY boaters cruising through Stoke on the Trent & Mersey Canal will have noticed  Middleport Pottery, by the side of the waterway, which is now in danger of closure.

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Published: 17 February 2010

Another lock restoration

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust's restoration scheme will take another significant step forward when Devil's Hole Lock is reopened in April.

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Published: 17 February 2010

Another Chasewater 'victim'

THERE is every chance that yet another canal event will have to be cancelled due to the repairs to Chasewater Reservoir.

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Published: 16 February 2010

Jail for 'canal' killing

A MAN who chopped-up his victim and slung the body parts into various waterways has been jailed for life.

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Published: 16 February 2010

Chasewater repair stops festivals

TWO BCN festivals have been cancelled owing to the repairs on Chasewater Reservoir and the subsequent lack of water.

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Published: 15 February 2010

'Muslim school' rumbles on

THE possibility of an all-girls Muslim school at a disused mill at Pendle has been thwarted by the Charity Commission.

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Published: 15 February 2010

Boat destroyed by fire

YET another boat has been destroyed by fire, this time on the Nene at Peterborough.

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Published: 15 February 2010

Prevented fire

THE prompt action of the Devizes Fire Service prevented a narrowboat being burnt-out on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 15 February 2010

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