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Unlawfully moored Thames boats removed

BY USING its powers, Kingston Council has successfully removed two boats that were unlawfully moored on the Thames in its borough, with more to follow.

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Published: 30 January 2015

Bandsman Jim falls out

THE Residential Boat Owners Association (RBOA) Chairman, Jim Owen, has resigned after just a few months in office, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 29 January 2015

Still no independent Ombudsman

SOME six months ago, narrowboatworld revealed that Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Waterways Ombudsman Committee had been scrapped (Waterways Ombudsman Committee scrapped), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 26 January 2015

More cash for Python

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust has received another grant to restore its historic working boat Python, with National Historic Ships UK making an award of £1'000 towards the cost of repairs to the hull.

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Published: 26 January 2015

Community plans for Montgomery

THE Canal & River Trust is to host a public meeting at Abermule to give local residents a say on the type of community activities they would like to see along the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 26 January 2015

David: Liverpool Link access

THE current (now closed) 'consultation' for changes to the arrangements for accessing the Liverpool Link, which seem to have involved CaRT talking only to the IWA, are of personal interest, as we are currently working on our cruising plans for the summer, which will, we hope, include Liverpool.

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Published: 24 January 2015

RCR rising out of the ashes

IN TRUE Phoenix-like fashion, River Canal Rescue is rising from the ashes after the fire in an adjoining building gutted its premises and stock last November. (RCR staff's terrifying explosion experience.)

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Published: 23 January 2015

More wildlife spending

THE latest wildlife spend for Canal & River Trust is transforming World War II pillboxes into wildlife havens.

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Published: 23 January 2015

Another breach?

THE Droitwich Barge Canal is now closed to navigation owing to a 'leak' between locks 3 and 4 on the Ladywood Flight.

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Published: 22 January 2015

Not quite the review of the year

I WAS tempted to write a review of the last year on the inland waterways. Then looking back through my copious notes. I came to realise that I would be writing the sequel to 'War and Peace' if only in the length of the text, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 22 January 2015

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