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Not the whole picture

A Water authority has issued advice regarding hose pipes used for filling water tanks on boats, but not the whole picture.

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Published: 11 January 2013

Enquiry into waterways partnerships

THERE is to be an enquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Waterways into the work of Canal & River Trust waterways partnerships.

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Published: 10 January 2013

Get your money back

Here's some more economics—if the poor marina owner can't make it pay then how about this course of action, suggests Martin Brooks.

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Published: 10 January 2013

Massive BCN development

PLANNING permission has been given for a massive development around Icknield Port Loop on the Birmingham Canal Navigations.

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Published: 10 January 2013

Robin Evans goes

THE resignation of Robin Evans as Chief Executive of Canal & River Trust just four months after it came into being demonstrates his lack of commitment to the new Trust, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 10 January 2013

Dowley Gap open to public

THE 240 years old Dowley Gap Aqueduct on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal near Bingley is to host its first ever public open day on Sunday 27th January.

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Published: 09 January 2013

Rescue boat stolen

A SMALL dingy that was used to rescue boaters from their boats stranded in the floods on the Thames has been stolen.

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Published: 09 January 2013

Email: More sense

Following the publication of 'Should have more sense', it is worth pointing out that the boater must have travelled against advice, as there is a picture of the boat (Daily Telegraph of Monday 7th) in a lock, needless to say, with at least one rope in the water.

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Published: 09 January 2013

Email: Spying

I am unhappy with the adverse implication in the use of the term 'spy' to refer to people who send information to CaRT regarding boats that abuse their rights in using the canal system—or indeed any other illegal act.

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Published: 09 January 2013

Custody of the kids

THE MEMORANDUM of understanding between the Canal & River Trust and Inland Waterways Association has been labelled by some as a 'marriage of convenience', writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 09 January 2013

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