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Man stabbed on towpath

A WALKER on the towpath of the Trent & Mersey Canal in Burton-on-Trent was shocked to find a man bleeding from stab wounds lying on the towpath above Dallow Lock.

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Published: 19 April 2017

'Rules don't refer to us'

IT IS VERY obvious that there are many boaters who firmly believe that rules just do not apply to them, allowing them to moor where they want, for how long they want and break a few more rules in the meantime.

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Published: 18 April 2017

Wife drowned securing boat's ropes

THERE has been a most tragic end to a family’s Easter hire boat holiday when a man heard a splash in the dark and discovered his wife had fallen in and he was unable to locate her in the dark

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Published: 17 April 2017

Campaign to close the Bridgewater?

STRICT restrictions brought in by the owners of the Bridgewater Canal are leaving boaters with the distrinct impression that its owners are intent upon closing the waterway to boating.

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Published: 17 April 2017

Victor: Here to stay

LIKE it or lump it, my friends, the new look narrowboatworld is here to stay.

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Published: 16 April 2017

The real cost of boating

DURING 2012 we published the following article based on the actual cost of operating a 54ft narrowboat under the then British Waterways, to acquaint would-be buyers with the actual cost per year of owning and operating a narrowboat:

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Published: 15 April 2017

£1 million to clear the rubbish

THE Canal & River Trust state that it is costing £1 million annually to clear-up after litter-happy Britons, that leave their litter both in and around the waterways.

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Published: 14 April 2017

Boat builder bucking the trend

THOUGH the boat building industry is still in the doldrums, with many of those hit by the downturn in boating still out of business, one boat builder is bucking the trend and even expanding.

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Published: 14 April 2017

Tested to use excavators

Volunteer excavator operators of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust have been tested on the practice and theory for the safe use of those over 10 tonnes.

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Published: 14 April 2017

TV licensing reminder for boat owners

WE HAVE been contacted by the BBC to remind the increasing number of boaters living on the waterways, that they ensure they are correctly licensed to watch television.

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Published: 13 April 2017

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