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Self-isolation stress caused boater to attack partner

THE national self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic causing an increase in domestic violence is spreading to those 'prisoned' in restricted space narrowboats.

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Published: 20 April 2020

Victor: Surely it should now be Towpath Trust!

WITH Canal & River Trust giving complete freedom of movement to towpath users whilst closing down its waterways it really should change its name to the more accurate Towpath Trust.

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Published: 19 April 2020

Stay off the towpaths say police.

THE police have now entered the impetus to get people off the narrow towpaths in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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Published: 17 April 2020

Coronavirus guidance for moored boaters

THE Canal & River Trust has updated its guidance for moored boaters:

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Published: 17 April 2020

The biggest clanger

THERE is little doubt that according to boaters the biggest clanger in the past was getting rid of the lengthsmen, as the comments show:

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Published: 17 April 2020

Double standards or do we just not count?

WHEN asked why Canal & River Trust closed the towpaths for foot-and-mouth in 2001, but are not doing so now. we are told, John Coxon, quotes:

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Published: 16 April 2020

The biggest clanger

Seems to me that the biggest clanger the (un)Trust ever made was to get rid of 'Lengthmen', tells Arthur Morris!

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Published: 16 April 2020

'Limit you use' has not worked as more and more use towpaths for exercise

 THE Canal & River Trust's requests for people to 'stay at home' and not use its towpaths—as expected—is a complete failure.

BusyAA

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Published: 15 April 2020

Why are we boaters so neglected?

I HAVE no experience of domestic abuse, bad as it is, and would not comment on it anyway, writes John Coxon.

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Published: 15 April 2020

More people on towpath in four days than the whole fourteen years put together!

Would like to remain anonymous (solo female boater and all that!), again writes Deborah.

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Published: 15 April 2020

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