I PERFECTLY understand and feel that in response to the accusation that I am in breach of the Terms & Conditions I would like to make the following statement. [This concerns the boater at Popular Dock Marina relating to using his boat for commercial operation.] writes Rod Taylor.
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READING Mick Fitzgibbons comment it seems he and I share the same concerns, writes Pam Pickett.
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FOR Canal & River Trust it is most certainly a case of dammed if you do—dammed if you don't, as far as removing unlicenced boats from its waterways are concerned.
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IN ADDITION to the long running closure of the Mon & Brec near Abergavenny (Mon & Brec closed until March) two more closures have been announce today, Friday.
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THE Waterway Ombudsman, Andrew Walker, has ruled in favour of British Waterways Marinas Ltd, (BWML) with regard to a complaint brought by the Poplar Dock Community Association and that of an individual customer at Poplar Dock Marina, BWML Operations Director, Darren Bramhall writes.
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NICK Brown, claimant in the judicial review proceedings against Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to decide whether the Guidance for Boaters Without a Home Mooring is lawful, yesterday afternoon discontinued the action, as reported in narrowboatworld, and now writes:
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MORE evictions of vulnerable boaters is an interesting conundrum for BWML and CaRT to resolve. However, pursuing the individuals in this way brings with it a couple of associated issues writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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YESTERDAY it was Canal & River Trust (CaRT) threatening to evict two elderly boaters with health problems from a marina. Today comes news that it is poised to seize a boat belonging to a vulnerable boater in the Burton-on-Trent area, leaving him homeless, writes Allan Richards.
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NICK Brown, the Legal Officer of the National Bargee Travellers Association, yesterday (Wednesday) abandoned his claim for judicial review of Canal & River Trust's ‘Guidance for Boaters Without a Home Mooring'.
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I WAS enchanted by the comment by Jennifer MacGillivray 'I have noticed of late the increasing use of the phrase 'shiny boat brigade' as a term of abuse. I am the proud owner of a shiny boat and I work hard to keep it that way, but it seems to be implied that anyone who has a shiny boat is a rich snob', writes Mick Fitzgibbons.