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Must keep moving

I see in narrowboatworld that holiday boaters will be affected by the new rules about not returning to the same spot within a month, writes Tony Collins.
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Published: 30 May 2013

Big demand for share boating

THE recent Crick Boat Show showed that there is an ever increasing demand for share boating, with shared ownership companies reporting a quick take-up of shares.

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Published: 29 May 2013

No idea how to run a waterway

SO THE South East Mooring Consultation has finally been published. And once again CaRT has demonstrated it has no idea how to run a waterway, writes Maffi.

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Published: 29 May 2013

Safeguards on the Soar?

FOLLOWING a night of torrential rain (NbW—No staff to stop flooding) the pound at Kegworth despite being one of the widest and deepest pounds on the Soar recorded a rapid rise of at least six inches, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 29 May 2013

EA keeps on the pressure

FOLLOWING the many prosecutions by the Environment Agency (EA) of boaters on the Thames without licences, the agency has now targeted the Medway.

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Published: 29 May 2013

Holiday boaters affected

IT IS claimed that holiday boaters will be affected by the new moorings rules that state there can be no return to a mooring within a month.

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Published: 29 May 2013

Faulty generator caused boat deaths

THE initial findings into the deaths of the mother and daughter aboard motor cruiser Arniston at Easter is they were caused by poisoning from carbon monoxide (CO) gas from a portable generator.

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Published: 29 May 2013

A night to remember


THE wide expanse of Billings Green Flash on the Trent & Mersey Canal proved too much of a temptation for one new hire boater, who rather fancied himself as as a seafarer, but ended spending a sleepless night marooned on the flash, tells Victor Swift.

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Published: 26 May 2013

Boats don't run on rails!

CRICKEY! So narrowboating isn't a contact sport then. I would definitely agree that it should not be thought of as such but in practice it really is, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 15 May 2013

The facts about emergency numbers

IN VIEW of the confusion with emergency telephone numbers for boaters, a professional engineer, accident investigator and safety manager that includes responsibilities with the second largest telecom network in Britain has offered his advice:

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Published: 15 May 2013

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  • Keadby Lock is still closed
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