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The Tony Dunkley fiasco

THE case of CaRT v Tony Dunkley has attracted a lot of interest, as so it should have, given it is a case against a boater with a proven home mooring being required to comply with 'continuous cruising' rules, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 04 December 2014

Santa cruises at Gloucester

IT IS that time of year again when many offer the public the very popular Santa Cruises along our waterways, usually with a drink and a mince pie thrown in.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Open Days include aqueducts

THE lock Open Days organised by Canal & River Trust have become so popular that many are being organised this winter, and are now including aqueducts.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Warehouse into flats

A LISTED warehouse on the Grand Union Canal at Harefield has been turned into a luxury waterside development.

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Published: 03 December 2014

No hire boats on tidal Thames

THE Port of London Authority has asked hire companies that were encouraging hirers to use the tidal Thames to cease these operations until further notice.

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Published: 03 December 2014

CaRT's response to Coroner

IT TOOK less than three hours for Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to respond to a narrowboatworld article (CaRT ignores Coroner's Harecastle concerns), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 03 December 2014

BWML focus on residentials

WITH the downturn in leisure boating drastically affecting many marinas, British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) are now concentrating on the more lucrative residential market, obtaining councils' planning permission throughout its marinas.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Another London mooring strategy

THE Canal & River Trust has met with local councils, boaters and residents, to develop an action plan for the Regent's Canal throughout Islington and Hackney how better to improve the towpath and manage moorings.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Towpaths for boaters

I BELIEVE that Mike Todd on the changing face of the towpaths has perhaps missed the point, writes James Henry.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Time to fight back

HAVING read the many articles posted regarding cyclists and canoeists, whilst CaRT seem to not consider this to be a problem, every licence paying boater, has at some time encountered one or the other, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 02 December 2014

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