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Boat stove caused death

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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Published: 06 May 2015

What is reasonable?

THE term 'reasonable' is subjective and, therefore, cannot be defined. Each party may think it has a reasonable argument and the other party is being unreasonable, writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 06 May 2015

Email: Money to burn?

ONE Friday, my wife and I received replacement Friends of CaRT 'membership' cards together with a substantial high-quality booklet extolling their virtues.
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Published: 06 May 2015

New Terms and Conditions in force

THE Canal & River Trust tells us that 'some changes to the terms and conditions' of its boat licences have come into effect.
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Published: 06 May 2015

Boaters argument death

A WOMAN arguing with her boyfriend in a narrowboat resulted in her killing him and being convicted of manslaughter.

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Published: 06 May 2015

Mercia's monthly bandstand events

MERCIA Marina is putting its bandstand to good use by launching a live monthly event to help musicians and other performers showcase their talents.

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Published: 06 May 2015

Caledonian Canal breach repaired

THE Scottish Caledonian Canal that breached in March has now been repaired and once again open to boating.

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Published: 06 May 2015

Terms & Conditions climbdown

FOLLOWING condemnation by the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO), the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has made a partial climb-down regarding revised boat licence Terms & Conditions, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 05 May 2015

Victor continues around the Four Counties

THE remainder of the Main Line of the Shropshire Union Canal presented no problems, and so on to the Middlewich Branch, and to see that Venetian Marina has had a major makeover, will new long jetties.

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Published: 03 May 2015

Barking up the wrong creek?

SINCE the Canal & River Trust's inception it has been strongly allied in various ways with one particular body—the Inland Waterways Association, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 30 April 2015

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