[mhandley]

The boats in this article are moored about 1/4 mile from where I am right now. This particular riverbank is owned by the council - it's essentially a strip of parkland. As far as I understand, mooring is free, but you're not supposed to stay more than a few days. Certainly not the years this small floating shanty town has been growing there. That's why the article mentioned that the council has been taking legal action to move these boats on.

[c4newskate]

Hi there, I'm hoping to cover this story for channel four news. Would be great to talk to you. I'm at [e-mail] thanks so much