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Body in suitcase—man charged

THE police investigation into the body of the woman found in a suitcase at Little Venice where the Paddington Arm meets the Regent's Canal, resulted in three arrests, with a man now being charged.

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Published: 13 May 2015

A trip on the tidal Severn

We are a group of experienced narrowboaters planning to travel between Sharpness and Bristol in Mid June.

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Published: 13 May 2015

Soon be 500 millions!

Having just read Victor's excellent review of his cruise along the Shroppie I must correct his figure obtained from CaRT of 300,000,000 visitors to our canal system last year.

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Published: 13 May 2015

David: Good condition

WE HAVE just come back from a trip round the Four Counties, with a side excursion to Llangollen and back.
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Published: 11 May 2015

Another suitcase body

THE new trend these days it seems is packing bodies in suitcases and throwing them into canals, with another being found in the waterway at Little Venice in London.

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Published: 11 May 2015

When only a single paddle...

AS VICTOR stated during his recent cruise, when there is only a single paddle working, it brings stoppage that much nearer—or words to that effect.

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Published: 11 May 2015

Continuous mooring resolved

ONE boater not wishing to cruise or pay any fees to Canal & River Trust has negotiated with a farmer to dig out a hole by the Oxford Canal summit, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 11 May 2015

CaRT's £58m loss will impact on maintenance

THE canal & River Trust (CaRT) has had a poor financial year, causing it to revise downwards £58 millions of expected future income, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 11 May 2015

Money for sculptures

IT WAS in the days of British Waterways when there was a venture into sculptures around the waterways with the most famous being one of the two on the Ribble Link, both being in wood and both quickly rotting away.

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Published: 08 May 2015

Size matters

IN THIS time of political turmoil and during the run up to the election, it is a time with the various political parties each wanting to be in the broadcast debates, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 07 May 2015

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