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Boater overwhelmed by help

IT WAS a dramatic telephone call that alerted Genevieve Dunne that her narrowboat—her home for two years—had sunk.

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Published: 17 August 2015

Winter mooring sites announced

DETAILS of the winter mooring sites available for continuous cruisers have been announced by Canal & River Trust, covering the months from November to February.

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Published: 17 August 2015

Stolen narrowboat found

IT WAS a week ago that a 1971 narrowboat was stolen from its moorings above Zouch Lock on the Soar, but it has now been discovered.
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Published: 15 August 2015

Petrol demands respect

THE use of petrol demands huge respect and extreme caution, not least when refuelling, is the succinct advice from the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS).
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Published: 14 August 2015

Choose wisely where 'er ye go!

THE report on Saul Marina's 'residential' population only serves to highlight the mix of attitudes on the cut these days, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 14 August 2015

Email: Complain to management

'We are paying over £2,000 a year for our mooring, why should we, as legal non-residential boaters, have to put up with non paying council tax dodgers who think they own marinas?', wrote Nial Morrison.

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Published: 14 August 2015

Warning of low bridge

GARETH Haines had a similar experience of the Droitwich to mine, [low bridge] with the advantage of three years growth, writes Paul Burke.

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Published: 14 August 2015

Kept in good repair

REGARDING the article reported by Kelvin Alexander-Duggan, in which report, it is stated that Cicely Mary was 'in a poor state of repair', I counter that statement, writes Garry Watson.

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Published: 14 August 2015

Putting it straight

MY NAME is Peter, my narrowboat is Cicely Mary. I saw your story saying it was in poor repair and I would like the opportunity to put you straight on that matter.

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Published: 14 August 2015

No General Towpath Moorings this winter

I'M NOT sure if the announcement—No General Towpath Moorings for 2015/16, eluded me, or perhaps there wasn't one, writes John Howard.

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Published: 14 August 2015

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