AS VICTOR stated during his recent cruise, when there is only a single paddle working, it brings stoppage that much nearer—or words to that effect.
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ONE boater not wishing to cruise or pay any fees to Canal & River Trust has negotiated with a farmer to dig out a hole by the Oxford Canal summit, writes Kevin McNiff.
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THE canal & River Trust (CaRT) has had a poor financial year, causing it to revise downwards £58 millions of expected future income, writes Allan Richards.
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IT WAS in the days of British Waterways when there was a venture into sculptures around the waterways with the most famous being one of the two on the Ribble Link, both being in wood and both quickly rotting away.
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IN THIS time of political turmoil and during the run up to the election, it is a time with the various political parties each wanting to be in the broadcast debates, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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WITH the improved weather and longer days now with us it seems the local ‘Yoof' have found a new way to entertain themselves, writes Orph Mable.
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THE dangers of boating on tidal waters were well shown by the steerer of the narrowboat Longdog, that became grounded on the Ouse at Boothferry Bridge.
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THE National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA), has achieved a victory against Canal & River Trust in that it now has its members three or six months licences pro rata instead of the Trust's original inflated charges.
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AT AN inquest into the narrowboat fire at Trowbridge on the Kennet & Avon Canal last year, it was found that the boat's stove was responsible for the death of its owner.
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