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Email: Redressing the balance

Just to redress the balance some what with regard to the Trust's licensing team I would like to recount a positive story.

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Published: 18 December 2015

Licences for cyclists

As far as I am aware, cyclists don't pay licences to ride on the towpath. So point number one: is that correct? Asks Martin Banks.

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Published: 18 December 2015

Should make a few resolutions

II IS this time of year when many folk consider making New Year Resolutions and it occurred to me while cogitating over narrowboatworld with the necessary cup of tea that Canal & River Trust (CaRT) should make a few and try and stick to them, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 17 December 2015

Dangerous statistical exercise

EXTRAPOLATION from small samples to a whole population is always a dangerous statistical exercise and the results should always be accompanied by statements about the error band around a single number—so often it is only the latter that is cited, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 17 December 2015

Email: help to build bridges

I can but agree with Martin Brooks on his suggestion about using this time of year to build bridges, but it needs some help.

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Published: 16 December 2015

Cyclist attacks woman as dog not on lead

AFTER a cyclist received compensation from a woman walking her dog on a lead on the towpath because it fetched him of his bike, now a cyclist throws a woman down steps for not having her dog on a lead!

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Published: 16 December 2015

Mooring of narrowboats

I HAVE noticed over the last two or three years, an increase in the number of narrowboats which are moored not only by the usual method of a rope fore and aft, but in addition with the boat's centre line tightly attached to a ring or mooring pin, writes Ray Fincham.

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Published: 16 December 2015

Building bridges

WITH Christmas looming, surely this is the time to build bridges between the various factions that use the waterways and their towpaths. So what is your suggestion? Here is the starting it off from our contributor Martin Brooks.

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Published: 15 December 2015

Email: Count the wildlife?

Terry Palmer is clearly right that 360,000,000 human visitors could not possibly visit the waterways each year.

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Published: 15 December 2015

Email: Not in Manchster

I can assure Terry Palmer that there are not twice as many visitors to the Manchester canals to make up for nearly none on the tidal part of the Trent.

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Published: 15 December 2015

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