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Works at Tyrley

WORK started in early November to replace the bottom gates of Tyrley Top Lock, on the Shropshire Union Canal, Richard Hall writes and illustrates.

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Published: 14 November 2013

Come and see the lock

THERE is little doubt that Canal & River Trust (CaRT) is making use of its winter works to get the public interested in its waterways by opening drained locks for inspection.

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Published: 14 November 2013

Charity commission warning

CHARITY Commission Chairman William Shawcross has questioned whether high salaries were 'fair' to donors and taxpayers of charities, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 14 November 2013

Too many cooks

I CAN but agree wholeheartedly with your contributor Mick Fitzgibbons about the plethora of interest groups now hanging on to the coat-tails of Canal & River Trust (CaRT), writes Ian Gittins.

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Published: 13 November 2013

Missing near Castle Marina

THE police are concerned about the whereabouts of Elizabeth Kinston who was last seen by Castle Marina on the Nottingham Canal early this month.

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Published: 13 November 2013

A welcome change

THE announcement of a new ethos for Canal & River Trust presented by Richard Parry in his role as CEO was a welcome change, which comes with a promise from him to be 'open and transparent' in dealings with the public, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 13 November 2013

London lock chamber opens

WITH work on Camden Lock on the Regents Canal in London now in progress, the opportunity is being used to allow the public into the chamber to see how it works.

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Published: 13 November 2013

Johnson to go

THE Legal & Corporate Services Director of the Canal & River Trust, Nigel Johnson, will now retire at the end of 2013, after almost 14 years of service at the Trust and British Waterways combined.

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Published: 13 November 2013

£105m or £130m?

AT A Press Briefing on 8th November, three directors of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) failed to give an explanation as to why one of their number had stated that the cost of maintaining its waterways was £105m yet another director (not present at the briefing) had given the same figure as £130m.

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Published: 11 November 2013

Don't call—no one there!

IF YOU want to report something concerning the Manchester & Pennine Canals, or book a passage through a tunnel, don't call in the morning as there is no one to answer the phone!

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Published: 11 November 2013

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