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Fight on Thames boat

SUCH was the ferocity of a fight on a boat on the Thames near Westminster Pier that three people had to be rushed to hospital.

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Published: 16 January 2017

Read with total disbelief

I READ the report on the clearance of the top end paddle at Woodend Lock with total disbelief, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 16 January 2017

Boats moved from Gloucester Museum

THE boat displays at Gloucester Docks are to be removed, Canal & River Trust state to enable refurbishment of the waterway museum.
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Published: 16 January 2017

Acton Swing Bridge repair

THE  Acton Swing Bridge that carries the busy A49 over the Weaver is to be repaired at a cost of £1.5 million.

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Published: 16 January 2017

Paint in the Calder

THE crash of an HGV carrying paint on the M606 near Bradford has released white paint into the Calder.

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Published: 16 January 2017

See the trend?

THE Canal & River Trust produces implausible statistics of the number of visitors to its waterways about which there's no way of challenging, writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 16 January 2017

Rock legend backs canal restoration

DAVE BERRY, famous for classic hits such as The Crying Game, has been appointed as Restoration Ambassador for the Chesterfield Canal Trust.

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Published: 16 January 2017

East Coast flood warnings

THE current flood warnings affecting the East Coast also affect the Ouse and the eastern rivers, with boaters told to keep away.

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Published: 13 January 2017

Wood End Lock paddle finally 'repaired'

AS PROMISED by Canal & River Trust, the ground paddle at Wood End Lock has finally been 'repaired'.

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Published: 13 January 2017

Not my figure

I REALLY must object to Colin Draper accusing me of conjuring up the figure of 951 visits to every mile of canal every day—not my figure I assure him, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 13 January 2017

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