I CAN confirm what your other contributors are saying that there are far less boats moving on the canals as in the past few years, writes James Henry.
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FROM a high of a recorded 35,241 12 months licenced boats just a few years ago, Canal & River Trust report that there were only 32,018 licenced boats on the 31st March last year, writes Allan Richards.
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THE police investigation into the body of the woman found in a suitcase at Little Venice where the Paddington Arm meets the Regent's Canal, resulted in three arrests, with a man now being charged.
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We are a group of experienced narrowboaters planning to travel between Sharpness and Bristol in Mid June.
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Having just read Victor's excellent review of his cruise along the Shroppie I must correct his figure obtained from CaRT of 300,000,000 visitors to our canal system last year.
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THE new trend these days it seems is packing bodies in suitcases and throwing them into canals, with another being found in the waterway at Little Venice in London.
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AS VICTOR stated during his recent cruise, when there is only a single paddle working, it brings stoppage that much nearer—or words to that effect.
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ONE boater not wishing to cruise or pay any fees to Canal & River Trust has negotiated with a farmer to dig out a hole by the Oxford Canal summit, writes Kevin McNiff.
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THE canal & River Trust (CaRT) has had a poor financial year, causing it to revise downwards £58 millions of expected future income, writes Allan Richards.
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