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Victor: Putting the cat amongst the pigeons

SURELY some perspective ought to be brought to the outcry over the South East mooring consultation and the vociferous few.

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Published: 03 March 2013

Another Gloucester Docks plan

THE plans for Gloucester Docks come and they go—including one where British Waterways managed to lose £33 million, but here comes another.

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Published: 02 March 2013

Defer proposals says NABO

FOLLOWING an earlier press release, the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) has now provided details of its full response to Canal & River Trust (CaRT) proposals to further restrict moorings and impose charges/fines at 22 locations in the South East, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 02 March 2013

Email: Try Thames and Regents Canal

In reference to Ralph's piece on moorings, he should try the Thames and the Regent's Canal.

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Published: 01 March 2013

BSS Certificate changing

FROM April, boat  owners will no longer have the task of sending off the blue copy of their Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) Certificate to the boat's registration or licensing body as the examination recording process has moved into a central online database system with direct input from BSS examiners.

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Published: 01 March 2013

Conflict of Interest

AS A MERE boater, but having a great deal of experience with charitable organisations, the conflict of interest, such as Canal & River Trust people accepting free boating holidays  is very clear, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 01 March 2013

The mooring issue

If anyone said to me "I've found mooring difficult this year," my first response would to be to ask where, then at what time of year and perhaps, what time of day. Without that data the first statement is pretty much meaningless, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 01 March 2013

Man blames chest pains for killing

A MAN accused of shooting dead his two parents after driving them into a canal has blamed chest pains for the incident, but it has been discovered he had no history of heart problems.

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Published: 28 February 2013

Towpath flasher back

A MAN is exposing himself to girls walking the Grand Union Canal towpath in Berkhamsted.

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Published: 28 February 2013

CaRT quiet on £6,750,000 spend

THERE  has been no Press Release or any intimation that Canal & River Trust has spent £6,750.000  on an office building.

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Published: 28 February 2013

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  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
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  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
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  • Two more 'winter works' added
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  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
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  • Long closure caused by building demolition
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  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock

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