I'D LIKE to echo some of the statements made in the recent articles by James Henry and Ralph Thomason. Their missives certainly struck a chord with me, writes Ralph Freeman.
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SINCE early 2014 the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust have been trying to raise match funding of £500,000 to restore the warehouses and basin at Wappenshall Wharf, John Myers writes.
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THE driver of the car that crashed through railings into the Avon feeder canal in Bristol (Two drowned in Avon car crash) was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit and had been taking cannabis an inquest heard.
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THE stoppage notice in which Canal & River Trust described a lock closure as caused by 'boat damage', was in fact caused by a sunk boat where a disabled elderly lady nearly lost her life.
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IT WAS not employees from Canal & River Trust's law firm, Shoosmith's cleaning up the canals, but those from Burges Salmon who descended on Cain Hill Flight to spend a day cleaning.
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A YOUTH refused to clean up his vomit in the back of a taxi in Walsall, instead smashing its windows and a mirror and escaping by jumping in the Walsall Canal.
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THE canal towpaths are proving very unsafe places these days with the ever increasing number of attacks now being recorded.
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It must be obvious to most that Canal & River Trust does all it can to make out that the canals and particularly the locks are safe for boating, writes T. Lang.
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I AM on the cold Trent & Mersey Canal at the moment, moored by two hire boats, with both of the hirers new to the game, but who have had enough, writes James Henry.
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CLIMBING up Adderley Locks yesterday (April 26th) Lock 3 (pictured below) leaks so badly that we had to use the boat to push open the top gate, as level water could not be reached, writes Ralph Thomason.
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