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No problems at all on the Trent

WE FIRST cruised the Trent from Keadby to Torksey in the mid 90s on a boat hired from Selby, writes Pete Earley.

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Published: 08 April 2015

Café still going strong

A BOAT café business that was started at Easter last year is still going strong with the good weather bringing in a great many customers over the recent holiday period.

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Published: 08 April 2015

You must have the power

That survey that CaRT hopes will help to get more boaters on to the tidal Trent misses a very salient point, that Victor did not, writes Gerry Varley.

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Published: 06 April 2015

Survey cannot help

I feel that Canal & River Trust in its attempt to get more boaters on to the tidal Trent should have someone who knows telling prospective boaters what is what, for I cannot see how a survey completed by people who have not used it can help, writes, James Henry.

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Published: 06 April 2015

Burnt to death on towpath

A MAN was found on fire on the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Blackburn over the holiday period, and later died from his burns.

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Published: 06 April 2015

Email: Those newts

Further to 'Natural England stops restoration' and 'Thwarted by Bureaucracy' by Orph Mable, I hear the Montgomery Canal restoration is also suffering from inactivity by Natural England, having applied for a 'Newt Licence' in early June last year and have still not got one.

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Published: 06 April 2015

Trust wants more use of tidal Trent

THE Canal & River Trust is conducting a survey to better understand what can be done to encourage more boaters to venture out onto the tidal Trent.
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Published: 03 April 2015

CaRT's response to Strava cyclists

THE Canal & River Trust has responded to the dangers of Strava cyclists (Racing on towpaths at 'average' of 19mph) and as promised are 'educating them' to cut their speeds on the London canal towpaths.

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Published: 03 April 2015

Thwarted by bureaucracy

I REALLY feel for The Wey & Arun Canal Trust. Its members have produced fantastic results by their own determination and loads of very hard work due to the herculean efforts of a dedicated body of people, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 03 April 2015

Natural England stops restoration

AS MANY readers of narrowboatworld will know The Wey & Arun Trust is very active and successful in it progress of restoring the Wey & Arun, but the Trust have now come up against a 'brick wall' in the shape of Natural England.

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Published: 02 April 2015

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