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I FOUND when I was on the Grand Union the best diesel and coal prices were always the coal/diesel boats, and there are plenty of them too, so there was never a long wait for one to pass by, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 30 August 2013

Email: Price of diesel

The reason for the email is in response to the price of red fuel, with most place seem to think they are doing you a favour at 92 to 95p, but I think that is a bit high.

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Published: 29 August 2013

Boy drowns after bridge jumping

ONE of a gang of four boys jumping off a footbridge spanning the Cam just outside Cambridge has lost his life.

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Published: 29 August 2013

A moorings ramble

RARELY is a visit to the ‘Tell it like it is' website a good laugh. I and many others have ‘popped in' for a look at the ‘latest' and most of us, I guess, would be expecting to read, mostly, of less than pleasant things said or done or happening, writes Geoff Smith.

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Published: 29 August 2013

Email: Boaters contributions

I cannot agree more with Geoff Low about boaters' contributions being simplistic.

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Published: 29 August 2013

Review of hirer safety

THE Canal & River Trust is inviting hire boat operators to participate in a general review of hirer safety at regional open forums across the county.

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Published: 29 August 2013

Caen Hill problem could happen again

THE incident on the Caen Hill Flight where a gate was lifted, could of course happen anywhere, but the new type paddle mechanism that is being fitted means even experienced boaters could be caught out.

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Published: 29 August 2013

Glad for holiday season to end

I WILL be glad when the holiday season ends, so I can stop worrying about the integrity of my boat when moored, writes Suzanne Macleod.
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Published: 28 August 2013

Search for narrowboat thief

THE police have relaunched their appeal for a man who systematically breaks in and robs narrowboats.

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Published: 28 August 2013

Cannabis on Broads

OVER 90 cannabis plants have been discovered in a remote part of the Norfolk Broads, and have been removed by the police.

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Published: 28 August 2013

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