Who is CaRT trying to kid?
LOOKING at the Toddbrook/CaRT report dates I have noticed that they seem very close together, writes John Coxon.
Man on 'wrong side' of Soar bridge
A MAN had to be removed from the 'wrong side' of a Soar bridge yesterday.
Another false excuse
INITIALLY the problem with the [Toddbrook] dam was blamed on the heavy rainfall preceding the failure, writes Ralph Freeman.
Reservoirs into towns
GOODNESS me, please don't give CART the idea of turning reservoirs into new towns. I can hear the beans being counted from the engine room, writes Roger Spurr.
A welcome return
I WAS surprised and pleased to see that Allan Richards had written again, writes T. Lang.
Gloucester Tall Ships event nominated
THE annual Tall Ships event held at Gloucester has been nominated for an award.
Broken bridge closes Oxford
A BROKEN bridge has closed the Oxford Canal.
Toddbrook: A cover-up?
I HAVE been reading with interest the various articles in narrowboatworld regarding CaRT’s ‘cover-up’ and feel I must comment, writes Allan Richards.
Had to swap our duties
JOHN Stewart is quite right that, on many narrowboats, it is the husband who steers the boat into and out of locks while the wife is on the bank working the gates and paddles, writes Graham Booth.
Being patronising
JOHN Stewart from New Zealand wins this week’s prize for being patronising, writes Julie Phelps.