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The blight of continuous moorers

IT IS surely essential that the 'continuous moorer' problem, which is getting completely out of control, thus blighting the whole of the waterways, must be settled.

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Published: 11 March 2013

Boats broken into

IT SEEMS that Middlewich on the Trent & Mersey Canal is not the place to leave your boat unattended, with it having a record of break-ins.

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Published: 10 March 2013

Home moorings

WITH so many empty berths in marinas, owners are now pleased to 'do deals' with boaters, even if this means lesser income with such selective use, but CaRT is unable to understand this, issuing continuous cruiser licences to boaters with home moorings, as Ralph Freeman explains:

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Published: 10 March 2013

Where do they get them?

IF YOU subscribe to Canal & River Trust's Boaters Update, you would be wise to take little notice of its latest advice.

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Published: 09 March 2013

Boat stays sunk

THE narrowboat that sank in Osney Lock on the Thames after it broke free of its moorings is still in the bottom of the lock.

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Published: 08 March 2013

Grant for narrowboat

THERE will soon be boat trips on the Cromford Canal due to a grant of £28,000 to purchase a narrowboat.

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Published: 08 March 2013

Narrowboater's detective story

READERS of Faith Martin's detective series will no doubt be aware she lives on a narrowboat, as all her previous books have been so based.

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Published: 08 March 2013

CaRT sells more boats

THE latest batch of boats belonging to Canal & River Trust going under the hammer are five Dutch barges.

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Published: 08 March 2013

CaRT under fire on hydro schemes

THE Angling Trust has expressed concern that Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has earmarked 45 sites on 14 rivers for the commercial development of hydro-power which they claim could cause great damage to fish stocks and other aquatic wildlife, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 08 March 2013

Crane out at last

AFTER four weeks, and a completely closed waterway, Canal & River Trust has at last managed to remove the crane that toppled into the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Apperley Bridge.

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Published: 08 March 2013

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