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Stoppage notices updated

MANY boaters despair of the multitude of stoppage notices put out by Canal & River Trust, with the bulk of no interest to them, but we are promised that all will change on the 9th December.

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Published: 28 November 2013

Boats cannot solve housing problems

I have just skimmed through the London Assembly Report on moorings which was forwarded by the GLA to members of the London Waterways Commission, writes Del Brenner.

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Published: 28 November 2013

One open two to go

THE damaged culvert under the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton has now been repaired with the waterway again open for navigation.

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Published: 28 November 2013

Search called off

THE search has been called off for the missing man after a body was found in a car pulled from the Avon at Evesham.

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Published: 28 November 2013

New chairman for NABO

AFTER a transformational five years period at the helm of the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) David Fletcher has stepped down as chairman, and Mike Rodd has been elected to take over from him.

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Published: 27 November 2013

Can't find Keith

THE fish-eating seal in the Severn, known as Keith, is doing well to evade capture, with all the efforts by the Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue to move it to the sea being in vain.

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Published: 27 November 2013

Email: Interesting exposé

The Objects of the Articles is an interesting exposé of what Canal & River Trust (CaRT) actually is!

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Published: 27 November 2013

Barby on the box

BARBY Moorings, a marina located on the North Oxford Canal, has been the subject of the first of a new TV series, The Legaliser. The consumer affairs series features barrister Gary Bell QC helping claimants as they take their cases through the small claims court.

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Published: 27 November 2013

Boat hire in Scotland

MANY boaters, obviously unable to take their boats to the Scottish canals owing to the cost, ask about hiring, particularly using the Falkirk Wheel.

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Published: 27 November 2013

CaRT's £2.5m 'waste crime' bill

CANAL & River Trust (CaRT) are facing a massive £2.5m bill following ‘waste crime' at Knostrop, Leeds, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 27 November 2013

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