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Councillor wants more moored boats

THE Green Party Leader of the Oxford City Council, Craig Simmons, would like to see the Oxford Canal packed with live aboards, to ease the housing shortage.
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Published: 10 August 2015

Boater fell in dry dock

A BOATER had to be rescued from the empty dry dock on the Oxford Canal at Fenny Compton after falling in.

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Published: 10 August 2015

Who is having a laugh?

MANY boaters are commenting on Canal & River Trust's recent 'advice' about saving water when using locks, especially about leaks.

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Published: 10 August 2015

Boater wanted the tidal Severn

A HIRE boater obviously impervious to the many notices stating the dangers of turning onto the tidal Severn at Worcester attempted to get onto the tidal river but luckily was thwarted by the weir barrier.

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Published: 09 August 2015

Paddle pawl stops to be removed!

THE decision to attach metal 'stops' on paddle gear by Canal & River Trust to prevent the pawls being lifted clear has proved yet another in the long list of bad decisions by the Trust, as they are all now to be removed!

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Published: 07 August 2015

Over 52,000 defects!

THE unwillingness of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to maintain its waterways leads to accusations that it has adopted a policy of ‘fix on fail', writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 07 August 2015

Towpath 'improvements'

IF YOU look on the Canal & River Trust's web site it's full of references to wildlife and how CaRT goes about its business whilst doing its best for the local flora and fauna, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 07 August 2015

Peak Forest closed again

THE Peak Forest Canal was closed again today (Thursday) and is now awaiting an engineer's report as to what repairs are needed.

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Published: 06 August 2015

On the front line

AS THE furore continues unabated about the increasing numbers of cyclists travelling at excessive speeds along the towpaths, I started to read some of the available on-line documentation, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 06 August 2015

Weed 'killing' canal

THE weed, floating pennywort, is causing great problems on the Grand Western Canal, with boaters unable to navigate in some places and a hire boat company refusing to use it.

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Published: 06 August 2015

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