THERE have been a number of comments recently about the possibility of CaRT taking over responsibility for navigation from the EA and several people have opined that they would not trust CaRT on flood control, writes David Hymers.
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THE Grand Union Canal at Berkhamsted will be closed on three days during April as a lock gate is leaking too much.
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A RECENT Press release from Canal & River Trust told that clearing rubbish from its canals cost £1m a year, which could be spent on improving habitats for wildlife.
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A CONVERTED Thames coal barge moored on the Thames that is letting its rooms out at £29 a night is like a 'bonfire waiting for a match', a fire safety consultant has stated.
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MORE of the Calder & Hebble Navigation will be re-opened tomorrow (Thursday) that was damaged by the Boxing Day Floods.
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IT WILL be at least the end of May before the Rochdale Canal, that was damaged in the Boxing Day floods, is likely to be re-opened.
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THE Top Lock (90) on the Hanwell Flight is 'under observation' with its width reduced, according to Canal & River Trust.
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A DRIVER, arrested under the suspicion of drink driving discovered his vehicle would not float when he drove straight into the Grand Union Canal at Little Venice.
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A MASSIVE cannabis factory has been discovered in the Canal Basin Industrial Estate in Gravesend.
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WORK is now underway at Hest Bank at Bolton-le-Sands on the Lancaster Canal, Graham of Penny Piece tells us.
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