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Boats in water—horses on towpath

IT SEEMS one horse does not realise that the canal is for the boat and the towpath is for horses.

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Published: 03 February 2016

Jail is little deterrent to canal killer

COLIN McDonald was sentenced to ten years in jail for pushing Jonathan Tripp into the 'Rochdale Nine' in Manchester, being found guilty of manslaughter, back in 1997.

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Published: 03 February 2016

If you don't tie it properly...

THE recent gale force winds have played havoc with poorly secured boats, especially on rivers, with two at Oxford coming loose and crashing into a bridge. (Picture EA.)

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Published: 03 February 2016

Crane Foundry

Please correct me if I am wrong. My understanding of the situation is that Cart has spent a not inconsiderable amount of money to buy property for development.

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Published: 03 February 2016

Victor forgot something

When Victor Swift was comparing the stoppages of Canal & River Trust to those of the Level Commissioners, he forgot something.

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Published: 01 February 2016

Wey & Arun progresses

SLOWLY but very surely the restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal is still progressing, with a major step towards completion of a new waterway crossing.

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Published: 01 February 2016

More boats for Liverpool Link

THE restriction on boats entering the Liverpool Link at the western end of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been lifted to allow up to six a day each way.
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Published: 29 January 2016

Beware in Manchester

I REALISE that those killings in the Manchester waterways tend to be laid at the door of the gay community that operate along the Rochdale Nine, but the drownings are not all in that area, as the one this week shows, writes James Henry.

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Published: 29 January 2016

Another body in a Manchester canal

TODAY, Thursday, the body of a man was pulled from the Portland Basin in Manchester.

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Published: 28 January 2016

CaRT's disorganised licensing team

OF THE many complaints we received about the Canal & River Trust licensing team, the most prominent is its laxity in issuing the licences, with many boaters wondering if payment had been received or not.

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Published: 28 January 2016

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