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Email: Another services lost

At  Aldermaston on the  Kennet & Avon Canal there is a very good Elsan and self pump-out service, but on reaching there last week we were informed that the premises were now owned by the local council and not British Waterways.

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Published: 13 June 2012

No compromise for volunteer

IT SEEMS that in some cases British Waterways want more than just a volunteer, it wants unpaid professional service, as a prospective Information Technology volunteer (who asked to remain anonymous) tells us:

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Published: 13 June 2012

And still they come...

ANOTHER boater thought he could cruise a river in flood, resulting in his boat becomming trapped on a weir, putting rescuers' lives at risk.

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Published: 13 June 2012

Email: Let it fail

I for one would be quite happy if CART was to be a failure. The waterways would fall into disrepair, the towpaths would be overgrown, boating would become increasingly difficult.

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Published: 13 June 2012

BW to face corporate manslaughter charge?

BRITISH Waterways directors may face criminal charges following the death of a 12 years old boy who drowned at Stourport Basin a year ago, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 13 June 2012

Email: Join the club!

I can well understand Victor being unable to keep up with the members of CART, join the club!

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Published: 13 June 2012

Body in 'safe' canal

WITH drunks falling into the 'Rochdale Nine' at Canal Street in Manchester, a fence was erected on the top of the existing wall, but a man's body has been discovered in the waterway.

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Published: 11 June 2012

Devizes development—at a price

AFTER a first refusal, a developer has managed to get planning permission to build flats at The Wharf in Devizes, despite objections—but at a cost of £152,000.

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Published: 11 June 2012

The volunteering shambles

WE ARE all used to the crazy edicts from British Waterways, and all know of its demand for volunteers, but the sheer stupidity coming to light could result in volunteering being doomed to failure, as Roger Guiver explains.

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Published: 11 June 2012

Grand Union summit puzzle

BOATERS just cannot understand why the summit pound of the Grand Union Canal at Tring still has its lock gates padlocked, as there is now too much water.

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Published: 11 June 2012

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