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Stoppages killing hire boating?

ARE THE days of the boat for hire coming to an end? Asks Mick Fitzgibbons.
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Published: 09 May 2014

A test case

I WRITE In response to Simon Greer's question, in narrowboatworld 'CaRT stole my boat. I want it back', as to who is to be the next boater to be left homeless by CaRT? Asks Pam Pickett.

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Published: 09 May 2014

Basingstoke Canal closed

THE Environment Agency has closed the Basingstoke Canal after the discovery of the toxic blue-green algae on the Hampshire section of the waterway.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Part of major film shot at Hull Marina

BOTH staff and berth holders at Hull Marina took centre stage late in April for the filming of a new major feature film, Girls' Night Out, starring Rupert Everett, Jack Reynor, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Broadband on the Scottish canals

THE internet company Highland Wi-Fi have rolled out Broadband along all the navigable Scottish canals.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Email: Plenty of moorings

David Harpin's comments about the lack of residential moorings sum up the situation about continuous cruising quite succinctly, but not I suspect in the way he intended.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Good weekend at Pillings

THE sun shined, the people came and the On the Water Weekend at Pilling's Lock Marina on the Soar was nothing short of a resounding success, Paul Lillie writes.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Oxford closed for a week

A FAILURE at Napton Flight on the Oxford Canal that cannot be complete at least until tomorrow (Friday) means the canal has been closed all week.

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Published: 08 May 2014

"CaRT stole my boat. I want it back."

DURING January the Canal & River Trust hit the headlines when it evicted a mentally ill boater 'Maggie' from her home with its Section 8 rules (CaRT admits mentally ill eviction), it having great repercussions. And Maggie is back in town—accusing CaRT of stealing her boat.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Audlem lose Floating Market

COMPLETE lack of support for the Roving Canal Traders Association's (RCTA) August Bank Holiday floating market by Audlem Parish Council and its land based businesses has resulted in it now being moved to Market Drayton, where it has been welcomed.

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Published: 08 May 2014

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