I too agree that the new rules will not be adhered to by some, perhaps even most, hirers, but if they reduce the number of accidents and increase awareness of the dangers, then they are a good thing.
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THE new photographic competition being run by Canal & River Trust was won by a hire boater, it has been announced.
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I HAVE just seen your article about the state of moorings on London waterways, and though it is not exactly stated, it is impossible to get a decent mooring nowadays in the city if you are visiting, writes Helen Cripps.
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THE Canal & River Trust warns that the ever increasing number of people living on boats in London is placing unprecedented pressure on the waterways' infrastructure.
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I MUST agree with Bill Ridgeway and his description of all those new rules that hire companies will have to abide by, writes James Henry.
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DOG walkers have been warned off using the Nottingham Canal towpath into the city as once again a dog has been hit and injured by a speeding cyclist.
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THE Lancaster Canal has re-opened at Hest Bank Bridge (6) but is now closed at Glasson Basin Lock.
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CHIRK Aqueduct, that carries the Llangollen Canal between England and Wales is having a clean-up.
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THE inquest into the death of 30 years old Leanne Gordon heard that she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit when she slipped when wading into the River Great Ouse with her children and drowned.
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IT IS regrettable that people (hirers) have died by putting themselves at risk (sometimes out of naivety, just not knowing something like a tiller can swing around violently in a collision), writes Bill Ridgeway.
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