DESPITE the general apathy surrounding British Waterways transition to the Canal & River Trust, some will be aware that transition trustees have asked to be exempt from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), writes Allan Richards.
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MANY boaters, worried about the transition of British Waterways to Canal & River Trust, are now writing to the Charity Commissioners telling of their concerns, such as the one below, that Simon Greer has kindly allowed us to reproduce.
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Canal & River Trust—and the most important Freedom of Information Act.
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NONE other than minister MP Caroline Spelman has written to British Waterways asking why there are so many marina applications in the West Midlands.
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A GAS cylinder was involved in the latest narrowboat fire, with the boat completely burnt-out in the blaze.
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WORK to replace the top gates at Lock 18 at Woolsthorpe, on the Grantham Canal will start on Monday 28th November, ensuring that the navigable stretch of the waterway from the A1 to Woolsthorpe can be further extended and the other locks at Woolsthorpe can be used.
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A DERELICT 200 years old bridge has been restored as part of the Buckingham Canal restoration.
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The Saturn Project—the restoration of the Shropshire Union Fly-boat—has received a major grant of £4,000 from the Waterways Trust.
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A REPORT has been released that 10 men drowned in the waterways in the first four months of this year after drinking. A dramatic increase on the previous year.
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ONCE again a marina is going to be built as a catalyst for development, this time at Northwich on the Weaver.
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