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Life-saving equipment dumped

MOST of us will have seen the green bags that ambulance crews carry, packed with life-saving equipment, yet thieves thought it fun to steal one and dump in in the Avon at Bath.

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Published: 23 February 2017

Constant sniping at continuous cruisers

I'VE BEEN living on my boat now for seven years and still find it hard to understand the constant sniping at continuous cruisers by some other boaters. The latest by Ray Smith (Bring it on!) suggesting they should be forced to pay for moorings, writes Kevin Macllroy.

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Published: 22 February 2017

Hounded off moorings

BOATERS Gill and Phil Fisher, cruising the Huddersfield Narrow Canal from their moorings at Aspley Basin were forced to moor at Milnsbridge after a lock stoppage forced them to reverse to the moorings there.

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Published: 22 February 2017

Bring it on!

REGARDING Derek Thompsons email item on 'Licence Disparity', he says the possible increases for wide beam boats don't affect him as a narrowboat owner. In his position I would say 'bring it on'! Writes Ray Smith.

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Published: 22 February 2017

Sawley Spring Market

THE very popular Spring Market is being held again at Sawley Marina on the Trent, this year on the the weekend of the 8th and 9th of April.

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Published: 22 February 2017

Email: Licence disparity

Just a comment about your article, (End of wide beam licence disparity).
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Published: 21 February 2017

Stainforth & Keadby Canal closed

THE failure of Medge Hall Swing Bridge on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal has closed the navigation until it can be repaired.

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Published: 21 February 2017

Boaters warned about burglaries

THE police have warned boaters about continuing burglaries at Cheshunt on the Lee, but no arrests have been made.

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Published: 21 February 2017

End of wide beam licence disparity

THE Canal & River Trust has announced it is to start an independent consultation about how boats are licensed on its waterways, with particular emphasis on the disparity of wide beam boat licences.

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Published: 21 February 2017

No insurance pay-out for fired boat

WITH a person coming forward to report the boater whom he saw purposely setting fire to his narrowboat (Narrowboat purposely fired) this means he will get no insurance.

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Published: 19 February 2017

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