The Waterways Ombudsman and the Waterways Ombudsman Committee have today, Thursday, issued their Annual Reports for 2016/17.
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IT WOULD be interesting to know where the writer has cruised for 12 years without needing a handcuff (anti-vandal) key? ( Not prepared for Erewash anti-vandal paddles) asks Keith Gudgin.
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AS UNBELIEVABLE as it may seem, there are those at Canal & River Trust who cannot tell the difference between a swing and lift bridge!
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THE four statues erected at Wigan Pier to celebrate the town's industrial past have had a history of vandalism, and now another of the sculptures has been attacked.
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A DRUNK man who decided to swim in the Avon at Keysham could have drowned if it was not for a man spotting him thrashing about in the river.
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THE failure of Lock 19 on the Rochdale Canal—twice in just over a week—was caused by failure of its paddle, but has been repaired again with the navigation open.
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THE British Marine Federation has today issued its report into the inland marinas, painting a very healthy picture backed by its statistics
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THE IWA should have told boaters heading for the Festival on the Erewash Canal that they needed anti-vandal keys for the locks, as many I spoke to, including myself, do not carry the special 'T' key needed on this canal, writes Yvonne Corder.
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I sincerely hope your correspondent Felix Welson was being sarcastic when he claimed that 'progress such as the HS2 is necessary', it's either that or he has his mind firmly stuck in the 20th century.
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I HOPE I can use your publication to point out to any continuous cruiser heading to London for the winter would be well advised not to, as they will not be able to find any moorings, writes Rex Tollerton.
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