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Sense at last for Tony

HAVING recently commented on the apparent intransigence of CaRT in respect of court action taken in respect of Tony Dunkley's narrowboat Halcyon Daze and also in the case of his commercial boat then deemed by CaRT enforcement to be 'illegally moored', I finally have some good news to report, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 02 October 2014

Filters for the problem

THE EEC/UK government issue the' emission standards and conditions of test' [New emission standards for non-road engines] writes Andy Hamilton.

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Published: 02 October 2014

Redress the negative comments

TO REDRESS the negative comments a bit, referring to volunteers on the waterways, writes Chris Love.

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Published: 02 October 2014

The story of Madeline

A FEW days ago Eckington School, close to the Chesterfield Canal, had a boat naming ceremony, where its Head Teacher Patrick Cummings, officially named the school boat Madeline.

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Published: 01 October 2014

Precarious position of businesses

I FEEL that the time is right for me to drag out my soap-box and give vent to my anguish over a couple of items that appeared in Monday's narrowboatworld, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 01 October 2014

Worry over Crassula Helmsi

THE pernicious alien plant Crassula Helmsi has been discovered growing in the exposed mud area of two Grand Union Canal feed reservoirs.

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Published: 01 October 2014

Saying sorry is not enough

THE Canal and River Trust (CaRT) apology to Tony Dunkley is not enough (The law of unexpected consequence), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 01 October 2014

Lock House Coffee Kiosk opens today

NOT really the official opening, but the new Lock House Coffee Kiosk at the old Sawley Lock cottage opens for business this morning, Wednesday.

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Published: 01 October 2014

Close to nature

SOMETIMES it is very easy to assume that all the news involving boats and waterways is everything other than the preferred image of the lazy, hazy days of summer that first attracted people like us to a life afloat, writes Eric Weiss.

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Published: 01 October 2014

Nottingham Boat Sales go bust

THE seemingly never ending list of boating connected business to go into liquidation has been further increased with the long established Nottingham Boat Sales going bust.

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Published: 29 September 2014

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