NINE months—eight failures, with the embankment collapse on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton, between Blackburn and Burnley, on 11th September again emphasising the parlous state of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) waterways, writes Allan Richards.
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THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Chairman, Tony Hales, who said that he would stand down as from April this year is now seeking to reappoint himself at a 'secret' meeting which he is chairing, writes Allan Richards.
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THE Kennet & Avon Waterways Partnership is seeking views from boaters, businesses, local authorities and other canal users on ideas for improving fair access to moorings on the canal between Devizes and Bath.
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WHILST cruising the Avon from Tewkesbury to Stratford upon Avon, we moored up at Bidford on Avon, writes Peter Ponting.
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I THINK it's a shame that Steve Matthews in 'Liveaboards by an ex live aboard' chose to expand the scope of his response to my email 'Glad for the holiday season to end', to a characterisation of liveaboards as free-loading benefit-collecting 'drop-outs', writes Suzanne Macleod.
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I HAVE been reading that student Paul Roberts spent an very unsuccessful time trailing the Llangollen Canal for evidence of water voles, writes Ian Waters.
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THE first accounts produced by Canal & River Trust (CaRT) make comparison with previous years difficult, writes Allan Richards.
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A 'KILLER' pike that was suspected of taking ducklings has been found floating dead on the Trent in Nottingham.
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THERE was panic at the disused Cotswold Canals at Dudbridge when a grenade was discovered in the middle of the towpath.
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A MAN who jumped into the Grand Union Canal by a lock gate to rescue a dog discovered that he could not then get out, and was stranded in the water until help arrived.
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