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The 'new' Samshiba

IT REALLY is a non-starter attempting to steal a narrowboat in this age of the internet, for straight away literally thousands of pairs of eyes can be on the look out—and of course there are no hiding places.

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Published: 14 May 2013

Email: Finding location

I continue to be dismayed when reading details about that Chesterfield Canal emergency and the CaRT 'emergency' number!

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Published: 14 May 2013

For or against?

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) report on the South East Visitor Consultation suggests that they were taken aback by the hostility with which many boaters responded, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 14 May 2013

Canal rescues

THERE have been two waterway rescues over the past few days, with one an 86 years old cyclist and the other a drunk.

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Published: 14 May 2013

Now it's 112

THOUGH 999 has served us well for a very long time, Once dialled when you get through you have to explain the nature of the problem and location. You have to be accurate with location, writes Maffi.

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Published: 14 May 2013

That Chesterfield Canal emergency explained

THE article in narrowboatworld (Cart emergency service) concerning the man who fell into the Chesterfield Canal and caused  a furore about the emergency telephone number, has created more questions, to which its original author, Mick Fitzgibbons explains:

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Published: 13 May 2013

Changed name and licence

THE stolen boat, Samshiba, would not have been recognised by the lock keepers as Steve Hayes tells us it had travelled with a different licence and name.

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Published: 13 May 2013

Why concentrate on the trivial?

IF YOU read the full report [South East moorings] published last week, Jeff Whyatt, carefully I thought, said he had received many verbal and written comments about moorings, writes Jan Swatridge.

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Published: 13 May 2013

Many verbal complaints

So 'nobody in CaRT received a single complaint during 2011 or 2012 regarding difficulty in finding a mooring'? Asks Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 13 May 2013

Stolen boat found

THE narrowboat Samshiba that was stolen from its moorings at Kegworth on the Soar has been found, repainted and with other alterations—on the Fossdyke.

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Published: 12 May 2013

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  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock

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