THE boating season is now drawing to a close for the majority of the readers of narrowboatworld, and as a general observation, from my standpoint alongside the Staffs & Worcs. Canal, it has been a pretty good one, writes Orph Mable.
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THE moorers who are attempting to lay claim to a river bank at Oxford (Another attempt to grab river bank) are causing tensions amongst people living nearby.
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THE man who attacked a woman on the towpath of the Kennet & Avon at Fobney Lock in Reading (Woman in canal to escape knife attacker) has been caught and is now in custody.
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Currently on the southern stretch of the Staffs & Worcs, and as a single hander, finding some of it quite demanding. Gates and paddles in many locks could really do with some TLC and Stourport Basins have changed beyond recognition, writes Deborah Piekarski.
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WHILST applauding narrowboatworld editor, Tom Crossley, for publishing the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) rebuttal of the article 'Saying sorry is not enough', I wonder if readers have spotted the two differences between CaRT's response and its other narrowboatworld articles, asks Allan Richards.
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THE article by our Allan Richards (Saying sorry is not enough) has prompted a response from Canal & River Trust, to set out its position and we feel in only fair we should include its statement:
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I have to admit I did not know about narrowboatworld until a fellow boater told me about the write-up of your trip through Leicester, he knowing I had done the same.
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A FESTIVAL is planned for the South Pennine Ring during this month and November, with the aim of building stronger links with communities along the canal corridors, Lynn Pegler writes.
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CALOR Gas Ltd, through the Boat Safety Scheme, is alerting boaters to the immediate product recall on all 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured between 2008 and 2011 inclusive, following concerns regarding the potential deterioration of the cylinder.
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I FEEL I have to agree with David Hymers about the number of lock keeper volunteers working the locks, writes Philip Drew.
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