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Man robbed and drowns

A MAN who was robbed was subsequently found drowned in the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal in Gloucester.

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Published: 23 January 2013

Email: Value for money

In response to Mr Ponting, I am afraid I do not know enough about the economics of running a hire boat company to be able to comment on their weekly charges or indeed their value for money.

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Published: 23 January 2013

Body found in canal

THE body of one of the men who we reported went missing in Manchester on New Year's Eve has been found in the Bridgewater Canal.

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Published: 23 January 2013

Press takes-up Regents issue

THE Press has taken up the story that appeared in narrowboatworld recently, of the complaints against the huge number of residential boats crammed on the Regents Canal that are causing problems.

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Published: 22 January 2013

No ban on CaRT

I WAS aghast at the suggestion that there should perhaps be a ban on any mention of CaRT in narrowboatworld, writes James Henry.

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Published: 22 January 2013

CaRT wants NT protection

THE Canal & River Trust is asking for the Growth & Infrastructure Bill to be amended to beef up planning protection for the waterways, writes Allan Richards.
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Published: 22 January 2013

Boater operated tidal lock

Am I wrong in assuming that West Stockwith Lock on the tidal Trent must be operated by a designated lock keeper at all times, if so can anyone tell me what does this extract from an email from Canal & River Trust mean, asks Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 21 January 2013

Boater's death was suicide

A BOATER moored at High Offley on the Shropshire Union Canal had committed suicide after the death of his brother.

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Published: 21 January 2013

Man charged with break-ins

A MAN has been charged with burglary over the break-ins of the narrowboats moored on the Oxford Canal as reported in narrowboatworld.

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Published: 21 January 2013

Who are they?

I understand there are 35 members on the Canal & River Trust committee but only four are so called ‘boaters' representatives, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 21 January 2013

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