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Not such a champion

REGULAR readers will be aware of MP Caroline Spelman's objection this month to the plans for the new marina at Sands Farm on the North Stratford Canal.

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Published: 24 November 2011

Long Horse Bridge open

THREE months behind schedule, the new Long Horse Bridge over the Trent at Derwent Mouth is at last open.

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Published: 23 November 2011

Comment—only four boaters

IT IS confirmed that out of 35 positions on the Canal & River Trust council, there will be only four boaters, and they are now being asked to stand for election.

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Published: 23 November 2011

Help with the BSS

THE Boat Safety Scheme has produced a number of Web pages in an effort for boaters to understand the the scheme and help them prepare for the examination.

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Published: 23 November 2011

Setting up Canal & River Trust

WITH so much at stake for boaters with the new Canal & River Trust, it is important that they have as much information as they can, which is not forthcoming from British Waterways, so we are including the following.

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Published: 23 November 2011

Another boat builder goes bust

WILLIAM Piper Narrowboats, it is now officially released, is the latest boat builder to go into liquidation, and has ceased trading.

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Published: 21 November 2011

Email: Why so many marinas?

As has been said here and elsewhere, more marinas are most certainly not required.

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Published: 21 November 2011

Hotel boat sank

IT WAS quite an experience for those on the hotel boat Ruby that was moored at Victoria Quays in Sheffield—as it was getting lower and lower in the water.

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Published: 21 November 2011

Bridge is worse than expected

VICTORIA Bridge over the Avon at Bath, where boating has been banned, is in worse condition than expected.

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Published: 21 November 2011

Drowned boater mystery

THERE is doubt that the boater discovered in the Stratford Canal died from drowning as first thought, but may have been murdered.

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Published: 21 November 2011

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