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Boxes for guide books

IN REPLY to David Hymers bit about boxes for his guide book here is a solution, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 18 October 2013

David: Water points

KEITH Gudgin's piece about the new water point on the Grand Union reminds me that we saw several of these things installed on the Kennet & Avon during the summer.

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Published: 18 October 2013

Cut the crap

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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Published: 18 October 2013

Marina wanted

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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Published: 17 October 2013

Fuel leaking into Ouse

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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Published: 17 October 2013

Another Jericho battle?

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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Published: 17 October 2013

Princess Anne names charity boat

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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Published: 16 October 2013

Encounter with anglers

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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Published: 16 October 2013

Stole money to buy narrowboat

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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Published: 16 October 2013

'Too flimsy' water points

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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Published: 16 October 2013

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