A MAN was stabbed on the grounds of the Thames-side park at Abingdon yesterday (Sunday) evening, and died from his injuries.
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THE German Nico von Lerchenfel, thinks he is rather clever 'wakeboarding' the London canals for three days, leaping over lock gates into empty locks and such like.
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HAVING read several ‘statements' about speeding boats, the wash and damage they cause and the various ‘solutions' offered, I thought it time to throw in some reality checks, writes Orph Mable.
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Saw a Black Prince boat doing exactly the same thing [speeding] on the Shroppie, just not quick enough to take a photo, writes Linda Andrews of Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Holidays.
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WITH regard to the the speed of Grace of Napton Narrowboats, last month I was passed not once but twice by an ABC Leisure boat, out of Gayton doing exactly the same level of speed, writes John Howard.
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WHEN passing through the three locks at Soulbury this past week on the Grand Union Canal, I noticed a rather large hole had appeared on the lock side of the bottom lock, writes John Howard.
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I FOUNDED Emma's Dream in memory of my beautiful daughter Emma Kathryn, who in September 2010 I found hanging in my previous home bedroom, writes Julia Okeefe.
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EVERY so often there's a story on BBC News about a subject I already know quite a bit about, and all too often its version of reality seems to be unsettlingly different from the one I know. It really makes you wonder how much you can trust all its other stories, writes David Davis.
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Moored boaters being passed by this idiot would be well within their rights to shout at the steerer of Grace from Napton Narrowboats to slow down as it wrecks the canal banks with its speed. There really is a need for engine limiting, for this one is far too powerful for these uncaring hirers.
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JULY 2014 was an important anniversary and I cannot understand how it passed me by without a big celebration. Yes it was the second anniversary of the formation of the Canal & River Trust, writes John Sloan.
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