I must agree with Richard's whinge about moorings. I too have recently spit tacks at sitting for an hour and a half at tick-over passing a line of moored craft two miles long on the off-side on the run North into Chester.
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IT WOULD seem that metal thefts from boats is getting rife, with another boater telling of brass taken from his narrowboat.
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A BOATING event that has been run for nearly 30 years has been killed by draconian health and safety regulations.
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THE parapet railing on the Loxwood Bridge over the Wey & Arun Canal on the B2133 Loxwood High Street has now been removed to reveal the new, but more traditional-looking brick and rail parapets to replace the previous steel barriers.
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TELEVISION'S Countryfile presenter, Julia Bradbury has become the 1,000th member of the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust.
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NARROWBOAT owner Nick Wolfe wanted a bit of company and a bit of assistance with his boat, so being moored by the towpath at Crick Show put a notice out advertising for a 'little helper'.
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FIRE FIGHTERS saved a narrowboat from sinking, as it filled with water whilst moored on the Staffs & Worcs Canal in Stourport.
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IT SEEMS the occurrences of theft from boats at canal-side moorings is rife, with in some cases thieves targeting brass fittings, as Audrey Brewer writes.
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THE Inland Waterways Association is warning its groups and others of the increase in metal thefts, with insurers, boat clubs, local authorities, historic building owners and a wide range of waterways organisations reporting an increase.
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IT WAS announced yesterday (Tuesday) that Google is to include waterways, and show towpaths, locks and bridges on its Google Maps.
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