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Email: Hire boats come first

It is very clear that Ann Davies is only interested in the hire boats from what she writes, with CaRT too believing they are all important.

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Published: 11 May 2014

Still Napton Flight restrictions

THOUGH Canal & River Trust told that Napton Flight was now open after the repair to the wall of Lock 10, there are still restrictions in place.

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Published: 10 May 2014

Who cares about the 14 days rule?

I DO and so should all boaters, writes Simon Greer.
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Published: 10 May 2014

Hire fleets co-ordinated in stoppage

I HEARD directly from CART staff on the Bank Holiday Monday of the incident just 30 minutes after it had happened, and was told that engineers would be on site first thing Tuesday for an assessment of the damage/repair. In the meantime I personally visited the site to just see the problem for myself, writes Ann Davies of Napton Narrowboats.

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Published: 10 May 2014

Napton Flight reopened

THE Napton Lock Flight on the Oxford Canal has reopened today (Friday) after an emergency four day closure following the collapse of a waterway wall at lock 10.

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Published: 09 May 2014

Burning lorry just missed waterway

A LORRY carrying fertiliser burst into flames as it crashed through the barriers of Rawcliffe Bridge over the Aire & Calder Navigation near Goole yesterday (Thursday).

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Published: 09 May 2014

Stoppages killing hire boating?

ARE THE days of the boat for hire coming to an end? Asks Mick Fitzgibbons.
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Published: 09 May 2014

A test case

I WRITE In response to Simon Greer's question, in narrowboatworld 'CaRT stole my boat. I want it back', as to who is to be the next boater to be left homeless by CaRT? Asks Pam Pickett.

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Published: 09 May 2014

Basingstoke Canal closed

THE Environment Agency has closed the Basingstoke Canal after the discovery of the toxic blue-green algae on the Hampshire section of the waterway.

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Published: 08 May 2014

Part of major film shot at Hull Marina

BOTH staff and berth holders at Hull Marina took centre stage late in April for the filming of a new major feature film, Girls' Night Out, starring Rupert Everett, Jack Reynor, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley.

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Published: 08 May 2014

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