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Email: Awkward situations

I have every sympathy with any boater towing a butty, or other boat. I have met many, sometimes in awkward situations and have done some towing myself.

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Published: 19 May 2014

Judicial Review published

ATTEMPTS by Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to prevent publication of a transcript of a recent Judicial Review have failed (CaRT to publish judicial review documents), writes Allan Richards.
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Published: 19 May 2014

BCNS Explorer Cruise—finish

DAY seven, the last day of the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society (BCNS) Explorer Cruise, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 18 May 2014

CaRT should explain sound signals

THE point Chris Pink raises regarding sound signals, is a very valid point and shows just how much boaters (including seasoned boaters) actually know about cruising, and the rules, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 17 May 2014

Snakes in the Regent's Canal

SNAKES have been discovered around the Regent's Canal at Camden, with an estimated 30 of them in the trees, climbing houses and by the waterway.

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Published: 17 May 2014

Email: Meet half way

I have every sympathy with any boater towing a butty, or other boat. I have met many, sometimes in awkward situations and have done some towing myself.

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Published: 17 May 2014

Holme Lock finally repaired

HOLME Lock on the Trent below Nottingham, that has been closed since March for repairs, opens tomorrow, Saturday, once more allowing passage of boats to and from the North East.

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Published: 16 May 2014

Comment on winter stoppages

THE Canal & River Trust is inviting boaters to comment on its draft winter stoppages programme for 2014/15.

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Published: 16 May 2014

Sound signals

Louise Moore is right to warn people about the extra consideration that needs to be given to a boat towing another, writes Chris Pink.
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Published: 16 May 2014

BCNS Explorer Cruise—day six

DAY six and on to Tipton Green on the Birmingham Canal Navigation Society Explorer Cruise, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 16 May 2014

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