IN CONGRATULATING Allan Richards for at last discovering a figure for what should be spent each year maintaining the waterways, I was aghast that Canal & River Trust (CaRT) was actually spending much less than is needed, writes Geoff Lines.
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THERE is little doubt that there are far too many marinas these days, with many far below their capacity, but a boater claims one should be constructed on the Cam in Cambridge.
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THE result of the fire of the cabin cruiser on the Ouse in York is causing concerns about pollution, as the remains of the burnt-out boat are still there, with its fuel or oil contaminating the river.
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OLDER readers of narrowboatworld may remember the battles—literally—over the development of the Castlemill Boatyard at the bottom of the Oxford Canal, and it seems set for round four.
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HER Royal Highness the Princess Anne has named a new charity boat and opened a restored wharf for its use today (Wednesday).
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Rather than publishing details of Geoff Lines' encounter with anglers, why not just send him back to apologise for losing his temper—which seems to be the sum total by the time one has got to the end of a rather unpleasant ramble, writes Peter Fairhead.
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A MAN who stole money from his ex wife's home by using a debit card in cash machines stole £30,000 over five years to pay for a narrowboat.
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THOUGH the cast metal water points have sufficed and withstood being vandalized for untold years, Canal & River Trust has decided to replace them with flimsy stainless steel ones, that are already being vandalized.
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Another swan on the Cam in Cambridge is earning itself a reputation of attacking canoeists and the like on the river and animals on the towpath.
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THE policies regarding mooring and licensing relating to 'charity boats' by Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have resulted in the resignation of a director and a member of the Beatrice Charity from the Central Shires Waterways Partnership, writes Allan Richards.
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