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Winter Mooring Permits

THE Canal & River Trust has released its type of Winter Mooring Permits it is to bring into force this coming winter, continuing last year's pilot scheme with a few additions.
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Published: 03 September 2014

Mooring on the Lancaster Canal

SOMETIMES the national, one-size fits all application of Canal & River Trust's Boating Rules just does not deliver equality, writes Eric Weiss.

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Published: 01 September 2014

Real mooring wardens

IT HAS been reported in narrowboatworld that ‘CaRT wants boat wardens'. Well I never! Exclaims Orph Mable.

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Published: 01 September 2014

Email: All should obey

Just a line from the south of France, (no not on a boat). We, that is the Captain and I agree with every word that Victor has put in his piece No way José.

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Published: 01 September 2014

Police chase car into canal

A CAR driver attempting to escape the police took to the towpath of the Lee at Waltham Cross, but ended up in the waterway.

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Published: 01 September 2014

Interest in Wendover Arm

THE Wendover Arm Trust (WAT) organised a Walk & Talk for members of the Watford & District Industrial History Society, with some 20 people walking along to Tringford Pumping Station where John Kearsey of CaRT gave a slide show and guided tour, writes Peter Lloyd.

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Published: 01 September 2014

Taxi in a hurry

A TAXI driver was in so much of a hurry that he risked going under a falling barrier of a mechanical canal swing bridge and was stuck on the bridge as it swung open.

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Published: 01 September 2014

What an idiot

A THIEF who was wanted in connection with arson, made his getaway on a cruiser on the Kennet & Avon Canal—up the Caen Hill Flight!

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Published: 30 August 2014

Only ourselves to blame

IN REPLY to the article written by Ralph Freeman. For once I strongly disagree with his article regarding mink, writes Peter Ponting.
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Published: 30 August 2014

Boat fired in marina

A CRUISER was torched at the new Islington Marina, at the junction of the Rochdale and Ashby canals in Manchester.

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Published: 29 August 2014

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