Victor is wrong by suggesting that CaRT have done nothing after the Coroner's report into the Harecastle death. Every tunnel we have passed through since October (we spent the summer on the Fens) has a new sign advising boaters to wear a life jacket when going through.
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THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) report into the hanging-up incident of historic narrowboat Flamingo (Only one witness statement) suggests that a review of of Volunteer Lock Keeper (VLK) training was undertaken.
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IF YOU moor on a river, there is some wise advice from the Thames Environment Agency River Conditions website, Roger Fox tells us.
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A council is demanding that Canal & River Trust pay for the rebuilding of a bridge damaged in the recent flooding of the Calder & Hebble Navigation.
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ALL the best for a Happy—and perhaps more importantly—Healthy New Year to all you boaters out there.
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PLANNING permission for houses to replace the Bridge at Napton has been refused, Martin Cox writes.
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THERE are plenty of hardy boaters at Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal for a New Year rally.
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THE narrowboat that sank on the Soar above Ratcliffe Lock has been a danger to navigation for nine days, being just two feet under the surface.
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THE Calder & Hebble Navigation flooded dramatically during this week's storm, with many of its moored boats slung on to its banks, and though now receded, another storm is forecast.
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There is no evidence that navigation warnings are not being updated, certainly not on the South Oxford, writes Kevin McNiff.
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