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Tragedy highlights need for marina safety ladders
A coroner has called for better safety ladders in marinas, after a boater fell in at a Thames marina in the dark in March 2023 and drowned.
At the inquest in November 2024 it was heard that, despite being a strong swimmer, she was unable to climb out using a nearby ladder on the pontoon. The ladder extended 1.5 metres in length, with its bottom rung just 60cm below the water’s surface.
Her death, ruled a tragic accident at the Oxford inquest, highlighted significant safety concerns at the marina. The…
06 December 2024
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Fenny Marina joins Cruise Moor
The five independent inland marinas that launched the Cruise Moor scheme in 2023 have welcomed a sixth – Fenny Marina –into the fold.
Cruise Moor…
11 December 2024
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Call for compulsory purchase of Oxford boatyard
The 30-year campaign for development of Oxford’s derelict Jericho Wharf has reached a new stage.
The Jericho Wharf Trust, a pressure group founded in 2012…
06 December 2024
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Changes to prebookable moorings in London
Last year, the Canal & River Trust introduced additional, chargeable moorings at five locations on London’s most popular stretches of canal, to guarantee that boaters…
04 December 2024
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Buffalo 2025: Registration opens for the World Canals Conference
Inland Waterways International, the umbrella organisation for inland waterways authorities, experts and advocates worldwide, has opened registration for its 2025 World Canals Conference.
The event…
04 December 2024
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Double award victory for Aquavista
Inland marina chain Aquavista has won two business awards. In October it gained the regional East Midlands Business Masters award (Small Business of the Year),…
03 December 2024
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Boat licence fees hiked for 2025
The Canal & River Trust, the Environment Agency and the Norfolk Broads Authority have all announced significantly increased charges for keeping boats on the waterways…
02 December 2024
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Mon & Brec dredged
A six-week dredging programme on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal has removed around 300 tons of silt over four sections.
The dredging, by Land &…
02 December 2024
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WW launches one-day courses for aspiring boat owners
Waterways World has announced a series of one-day Beginner’s Boating Courses that are designed to give aspiring narrowboaters an exclusive introduction to buying and owning…
27 November 2024
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Unregistered Thames boaters fined £18,000 in one day
Staines Magistrates Court had a busy day on 22nd October as 14 boat-owners were fined a total of over £18,000 for failing to register their…
19 November 2024
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Obituary: Timothy West (1934-2024)
Few people have done more in the last few decades to bring the waterways to public attention than the acting couple Timothy West and Prunella…
19 November 2024
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