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Dredging makes road dangerous

RESIDENTS living on a road by the side of the Kennet & Avon Canal have told it is dangerous as dredging is causing the sludge to spill on to the main A34 in Newbury.

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Published: 07 March 2012

No entitlement to moor against own land

IN THE case of Nigel Moore v British Waterways Board, Mr Justice Hildyard has ruled  that a riparian owner has no entitlement, simply by owning the land, to moor a vessel alongside their land.

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Published: 07 March 2012

Marina gets CCTV

TO CATCH any vandals at the recently opened Caen Hill Marina on the Kennet & Avon Canal, the management is installing CCTV to cover the whole marina.

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Published: 07 March 2012

'Dry' Cherwell could stop Oxford Canal

ANOTHER waterway having water problems is the part of the Oxford Canal that is fed by the Cherwell—it is drying up.

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Published: 07 March 2012

Extra scrutiny for CART

LAST Thursday, narrowboatworld stated that government had laid before Parliament the draft order to transfer the functions of British Waterways to the Canal & River Trust (CART), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 05 March 2012

These events should be stopped

THERE are events held each year on the water-starved Grand Union Canal that not only waste water but caused untold damage, and should be stopped.

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Published: 03 March 2012

Email: Old cast of senior suspects

Maybe I missed the announcement but I see that Tony Hales now is described (in Waterway's World—March letters) as being Chairman of CART.

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Published: 03 March 2012

Boater injured in explosion

A MAN welding on his narrowboat at Tardebigge on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal today (Friday), was injured when the fuel tank exploded.

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Published: 02 March 2012

Cam Conservators oust Mr Asbo

THE swan, who so upset the rowers on the Cam in Cambridge, named Mr. Asbo, because of his aggressive nature, is most likely to be ousted from the river.
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Published: 02 March 2012

Major crackdown on 'continuous moorers'

THERE is a major crackdown on the Oxford Canal on 'continuous moorers'—the boaters who escape paying mooring fees by obtaining a continuous cruiser licence, but then refuse to abide by its rules.

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Published: 02 March 2012

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