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Underhand snoopers are IWA!

THE mystery of the 'enforcement officers' who take photos of boats on Canal & River Trust waterways but run away when challenged, can now be revealed by narrowboatworld.

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Published: 04 January 2013

Landslip closes Grand Union

A LANDSLIP from an embankment on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal has blocked the waterway for 200 feet.

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Published: 04 January 2013

The waterways suffer

RAY Robinson is correct that the architect of the failure of Defra to pay the farmers their single farm payments in time was indeed our caravaning friend, Mrs Beckett, writes Tony Collins.

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Published: 04 January 2013

Two believed drowned

TWO people are believed to have drowned on New Year's Eve in Manchester waterways after nights out.

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Published: 04 January 2013

Tidal Trent still in flood

SUCH is the flood level of the Tidal Trent, that its bridge at Dunham was still closed yesterday (Wednesday).

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Published: 03 January 2013

Flooded Soar sinks boat

THE recently flooded Soar claimed another victim as a 60ft narrowboat sank at Thurmaston when the water receded.

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Published: 03 January 2013

Dredging for festival

THOUGH the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal is one of the deepest in the country, it is not so around Gloucester, causing the Tall Ships in the annual festival to become stuck in the mud.

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Published: 03 January 2013

Is your BSS certificate valid?

A SURVEYOR has pointed out to us the problems arising where someone buying a boat makes alterations to its LPG appliances, the appliances then not matching the sales paperwork.

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Published: 03 January 2013

Marinas not profitable

A REPORT produced for a marina owner shows that only 48 of the country's marina operators are trading at a profit with 77 showing signs of failing and 45 currently up for sale at a loss on their original capital investment, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 03 January 2013

Saved by smoke alarm

ONE boater was 'lucky' when his boat caught fire in respect that it had a working smoke alarm installed, that perhaps saved his life.

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Published: 02 January 2013

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