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Not slowing down

ANOTHER boater having problems with boats speeding past when his own boat is moored, is Richard Tanner, who writes:

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Published: 25 June 2012

The cost of death

FOLLOWING narrowboatworld's shock revelation that British Waterways directors may face criminal charges relating to the death of a young cyclist Allan Richards explores the cost of death or serious injury on our waterways.

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Published: 25 June 2012

Victor: What's missing?

BRITISH Waterways had little option but to respond to our disclosing the dangers of the low metal beams erected on the bridges of the locks on the Staffs & Worcs, particularly Falling Sands Lock.

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Published: 24 June 2012

Broads Authority can do it

AN EXTENSIVE survey by the Broads Authority has shown that it is doing a good job of managing its waterways, in fact getting better year on year.

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Published: 23 June 2012

Email: Shroppie moorings

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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Published: 23 June 2012

Metal thefts rife

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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Published: 22 June 2012

H&S kills boating event

A BOATING event that has been run for nearly 30 years has been killed by draconian health and safety regulations.

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Published: 22 June 2012

Bridge parapet sorted

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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Published: 21 June 2012

Julia Bradbury is 1,000th member

TELEVISION'S Countryfile presenter, Julia Bradbury has become the 1,000th member of the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust.

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Published: 21 June 2012

A little helper

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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Published: 21 June 2012

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