I READ with, absolute agreement, the comments in Richard Swan article (Loopy Learners) little knowing that by the end of the day we would have some first-hand experience of new hirers having problems at the first locks they encountered, writes contributor Roger Olver.
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BOATERS were stuck at Wigan on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal again this week after vandals once again emptied a pound.
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THE narrowboat Barge Bookshop that was featured in narrowboatworld last week is having problems trading in Bristol.
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A DOG has been found in the River Great Ouse with concrete blocks tied to its feet.
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FAR away from the honey-pot sites, a developer wants to build a marina at Todmorden on the Rochdale Canal, but British Waterways objects.
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VANDALS are attacking the restoration of the Chesterfield Canal, draining pounds by actually opening lock gates.
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I take issue with Richard Swan making assumptions about continuous cruisers as the article today suggests:
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A CONSULTATION has been launched this week on the proposal to abolish the Inland Waterways Advisory Council.
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THE original draft of the new regulations for stoves in narrowboats would surely have meant their demise, with one particular suggestion that there must be 2ft between the wall and the stove!
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