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Is 'open and transparent' back?

IT WAS way back in the early days of the last Chief Executive of British Waterways' that it was announced that being 'open and transparent' was to be the policy, that alas, as readers of narrowboatworld well know, fell by the wayside.

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Published: 09 November 2013

A wind of change

I HOPE that everyone has read the communiqué from Richard Parry the CEO of Canal & River Trust on narrowboatworld (Plans for the year ahead) and recognised the significance, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 09 November 2013

Plans for the year ahead

WE ARE told the Canal & River Trust's new Chief Executive, Richard Parry, has spent his first few months in the job getting first-hand experience of the things that are central to the charity's purpose.

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Published: 08 November 2013

Museum Open Weekend

THE National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port is opening its doors to the public for free on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th, ahead of a face-lift for the popular North West visitor attraction.
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Published: 07 November 2013

Massive new Continental canal

THE government of France is backing a massive new commercial waterway linking the Seine to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, after increased European Union (EU) funds for the multi-billion euro project are possible.

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Published: 07 November 2013

Ambiguous visitor moorings

I'M AT Fazeley Junction on the Coventry Canal at the moment and I noticed that there is an ambiguity about how long I can stay on the visitor moorings, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 07 November 2013

Scraping the bottom

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) dredging strategy proclaims that its waterways will benefit from an investment of £80 millions over the next ten years, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 07 November 2013

L&L breach nearly completed

THE repair of the breach at Rishton on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is nearing completion, with the last date given of the 23rd November hoping to be met.

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Published: 06 November 2013

Super-fast dredging

WE ARE told by Canal & River Trust (CaRT) that the mainline of the Trent & Mersey Canal is going to be dredged in just six weeks.

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Published: 06 November 2013

Mission accomplished

THE Gutless Kayaker and the rest of his team pulled into Baltic Wharf Bristol yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon dead on time with mission accomplished.

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Published: 06 November 2013

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