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New fuel burning restrictions announced

THE government yesterday announced new restrictions affecting stoves to reduce air pollution.

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Published: 29 January 2019

Who accosted the boater?

THE Clean Air Act 1956, Chapter 56, section 20, subsection 4, says that the Act does not apply to smoke from any vessel, and this applies to all inland waterways, writes Paul Robinson.

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Published: 28 January 2019

Open days at White Mills Marina

WHITE Mills Marina has announced its quartet of Open Days for 2019

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Published: 28 January 2019

Keeping the Avon clear of litter

A PADDLE boarding club has teamed up with the Avon Navigation Trust to help keep its stretch clear of plastic and other litter.

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Published: 28 January 2019

Hydro dangers to boaters

THOSE who cruise the Trent will know that a Hydro Electric Plant was installed in the old small disused lock chamber alongside the current lock at Holme.

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Published: 25 January 2019

The end is nigh...

AS FAR as using wood to burn on our stoves the government is ensuring that the end is nigh, writes James Henry.

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Published: 25 January 2019

Told to douse wood fire in stove

YESTERDAY morning, moored just above Limehouse Basin, I was approached by an official and asked if I was burning wood, writes Nick Patton.

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Published: 24 January 2019

Diverting resources

RESOURCES for the work scheduled for Holt Lock are to be diverted to repair Gloucester Lock.

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Published: 24 January 2019

Open conclusion on Severn drowning

THE coronor has reach an open conclusion on the death of the student who drowned in the Severn.

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Published: 24 January 2019

It's Lock 20 not Lock 8, CaRT!

LAST week I gave an example of a stoppage that did not appear on CaRT's stoppage database.

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Published: 23 January 2019

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