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CaRT's 'overkill' eviction hospitalised vulnerable woman

THE recent re-naming of Canal & River Trust's Enforcement Team to Boat Licence Customer Support Team, was anything but 'customer support' when it swooped on a vulnerable customer to evict her whilst asleep, resulting in her being hospitalised!

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Published: 28 September 2016

Plank Lane repair to start

THOUGH Plank Lane Lift Bridge has been broken since early August, its repair is expected to finally be undertaken during the week commencing Monday 3rd October.

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Published: 28 September 2016

Gondola on the canals

ONE Italian, Maurizio Ulliana from Padua, is perhaps getting mixed-up with the Grand Canal in Venice and the Grand Union Canal in Little Venice, on the Grand Union Canal undertaking a four weeks cruise.

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Published: 28 September 2016

Towpath manners at all-time low

THE results of a poll by Canal & River Trust has resulted in it learning that there are bad manners on the towpaths, they being at an all-time low, and things need to be improved.

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Published: 28 September 2016

Brakes on CaRT's legal actions

IT SEEMS that common sense may prevail and put the brakes on Canal & River Trust taking out unsafe legal actions against boaters.

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Published: 28 September 2016

Boaters get the blame

THE intersection between the Rochdale and Ashton canals in Manchester was closed on Monday as the paddles had been left open on the Rochdale draining the pound.

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Published: 28 September 2016

Boaters are the enemy

I SINCERELY hope that you will include this, but will understand if it is too near the knuckle to do so, writes Adrian Fells.

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Published: 26 September 2016

Getting away with it

REGARDING the report about the sunken boat at Bridge 55. [Trent & Mersey Canal] We also passed it on the 21st May. I reported it to CaRT as we passed through Fradley on the 23rd May and was told they already knew about it, writes Glenis Summers.
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Published: 26 September 2016

War of the waterways!

THAT usually firm friend of Canal & River Trust, The Telegraph, has shattered its harmony with the Trust with an article headed War of the waterways!

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Published: 26 September 2016

CaRT's progress

CANAL & River Trust held its Annual Public Meeting where over 80 guests came from around the country to hear about the charity's progress over the past year and its plans and ambitions for the future.
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Published: 26 September 2016

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