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Yachting Monthly 0shares A consultation has been launched by the UK Government to look at how sailors dispose of out-of-date flares. The public have until 15 March 2021 to respond Currently, the MCA will accept old or out of date flares for disposal, but could this change? Proposals to stop recreational sailors from disposing of their out of date flares through the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have been unveiled by the UK Government. Currently, the MCA spend...

UK Boaters Sailing EU Waters In for Strange Year, RYA Warns 7th February 2021 “All sorts of strange things” will emerge this year for UK sailors in EU waters as post-Brexitissues remain to be ironed out. As Sailing Today reports, RYA cruising manager Stuart Carruthers has outlined some harsh truths for British boat owners who had been used to easy cruising excursions beyond home shores. “As an example, the whole idea of taking a sabbatical in the Mediterranean, living on your boat, whic...

It is believed around 400 travellers live on a permanent traveller site neighbouring the Dale Farm land. Mr Carruthers, said: “I’m expecting it to be turned into housing at some point, and the sooner they do that the better. But there’s so many issues that they are facing.  “They are struggling to sell the land, it’s so cheap. The only reason they settled there was because the land is so cheap. “The travellers are more than happy to move on, if they get the money for it, ot...

Dale Farm travellers now want to leave but cannot sell land next to Britains biggest flytip a decade after £7m eviction battle over Europes biggest illegal traveller site Travellers on legal site next to plot in Basildon, Essex, say they have had enough of town and want to move on However, since land is worth so little and may have up to 60 owners, plan is proving increasingly difficult Officials claimed Dale Farm would be returned to Green Belt land after eviction battle - but it is still was...

It is believed around 400 travellers live on a permanent traveller site neighbouring the Dale Farm land. Mr Carruthers, said: “I’m expecting it to be turned into housing at some point, and the sooner they do that the better. But there’s so many issues that they are facing.  “They are struggling to sell the land, it’s so cheap. The only reason they settled there was because the land is so cheap. “The travellers are more than happy to move on, if they get the money for it, ot...

A DECADE on from the Dale Farm saga, hundreds of travellers living near the controversial site – now a wasteland – are keen to up sticks and…