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CaRT to encourage fair use of K&A

THE Canal & River Trust has now published its response to the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath mooring plan consultation, to attempt to encourage fair use of the busy stretch of the waterway between Devizes and Bath, and tells us:

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Published: 03 May 2014

'U-boat' boater charged with £1.1m VAT fraud

THE self-styled captain of a replica U-boat has been charged with £1.1million VAT fraud and money laundering, following a Customs raid on his replica U-boat narrowboat.

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Published: 02 May 2014

So who cares?

ACCORDING to Suzanne MacLeod. "A sensible and thought provoking piece." Probably putting into writing the thoughts of a great many boaters, writes Richard Tanner.

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Published: 02 May 2014

Armed police settle moorings row

A BOATER was so incensed at what he was being charged by a landlord for mooring his boat on the Beverley and Barmston Drain, that no only did he shoot at him and his wife but threatened to blow up their barn!

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Published: 02 May 2014

NABO undertaking enforcement survey

THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) is doing a quick sample of members to get a feel for their current views on enforcement prior to a forthcoming meeting with Canal & River Trust, and invite responses.

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Published: 02 May 2014

Progress in Staffs & Worcs towpath attack

POLICE are making progress in the hunt for the man who sexually assaulted a woman on the towpath of the Staffs & Worcs Canal at Cookley.
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Published: 02 May 2014

Who cares?

THE '14 days' term enshrined in the 1995 Waterways Act, and interpreted with much ado and in ever-decreasing circles by CaRT, is something that very few people indeed care about, writes Suzanne MacLeod.

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Published: 01 May 2014

S&W serious towpath attack

A TOWPATH attack has taken place at Cookley near Kidderminster on the Staffs & Worcs Canal where a woman suffered a serious sexual assault.

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Published: 01 May 2014

New marinas clobbered

FOR many years it has been impossible to ascertain how much more the new marinas are being hit by the iniquitous Network Access Agreement in relation to the established marinas.

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Published: 01 May 2014

Good use for 48hr moorings

THE owner of Graize has found good use for the 48hr moorings on Sawley Cut—leaving his unfinished wide beam moored there for a fortnight with a 'For Sale' notice prominently displayed!

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Published: 30 April 2014

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