Ralph Freeman bemoans the fact that retired boaters who cruise the system for (say) eight months of the year, had to buy/rent a 'home' mooring to cover the winter.
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BOATERS have been complaining of the increase in British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) pump-out charges, but it states these are justified.
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THE Canal & River Trust's £750,000 project to dredge the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal, which was due to start in a few weeks has been cancelled, writes Allan Richards.
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A ROW has broken out between Canal & River Trust and Inland Waterways Association concerning a disused grade II listed lock at Saul Junction, writes Allan Richards.
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THE latest attempt to stop the problem of Spouthouse Aqueduct leaking is to pump resin into its brickwork.
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THE result of a consultation concerning the Boat Safety Scheme, (BSS) released today (Monday) is that the majority of boaters in Scotland approve of the scheme.
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PROFESSOR Mark Horton of Time Team and Coast fame amongst many other television programmes is to make his inaugural tour of the Cotswold Canals.
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THE Environment Agency is keeping up its pressure on unlicenced boats on the Nene and River Great Ouse.
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THIEVES have stopped the use of a rescue boat on the Avon, by stealing its outboard engine.
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FOLLOWING in the footsteps of MPs, Canal & River Trust is to embark on surgeries to 'encourage people to have a greater role in how their local waterway is run'.
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