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Management in action

HAVING read Del Brenner's excellent piece I thought it worth while providing an illustration of what he refers to as 'British Waterways Management', in action, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 11 May 2013

Mooring consultation report published

CANAL & River Trust has today (Friday) published its final report on the public consultation on visitor moorings in the South East.

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Published: 10 May 2013

CaRT condemned

A LOCAL man at Berkhamsted was incensed at Canal & River Trust spending £86,000 on repairing just 400 metres of towpath.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Lives in danger

NOTWITHSTANDING one person dying after leaping into the Dee at Chester from the suspension bridge, others are still doing it.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Waterfront white elephant

DUDLEY Council is once again attempting to create interest in its 'white elephant'—the Waterfront complex in Brierley Hill on the Dudley No1 Canal.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Catching the thieves

WITH the ever increasing problem of boat 'break ins', perhaps it is time to catch the culprits rather than rely on costly welding work to improve your boats security, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Canal & River Trust wants more chuggers

FOLLOWING its failure to recruit 7,000 'friends' in its first year by using a professional agency, Canal & River Trust (CaRT) is now resorting to recruiting its chuggers itself in the London area, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Unconscious after jumping in river

IT WAS the very timely rescue by a passer-by that prevented yet another disaster in the Avon at Bath.

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Published: 09 May 2013

£2m for art on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

IT WAS announced today (Thursday) that £2 millions is to be spent on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal as the centrepiece of a creative corridor for the arts.

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Published: 09 May 2013

Success at Loughborough

LAST week-end's Canal Boat Festival at Loughborough was a success, helped by the glorious weather.

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Published: 09 May 2013

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