DID you realise that last Thursday was the Canal & River Trust's third birthday? Of course not, for it could not find anything to celebrate after its three years in office, and certainly no sign of those celebratory flags and bunting that were purchased at its inception at a cost of £23,720.
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NOTICES that three locks are closed and one under strict use on the River Great Ouse were issued by the Environment Agency yesterday.
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The logical consequences of not providing 'Publication data' within the set timescale is a possible reduction, suspension or termination of the Defra grant.
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THERE was a somewhat made-up story in the Guardian yesterday extolling the virtues of the Manchester waterways, that had the look of CaRT about it, that somehow or other will not convince those of us who use them.
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WE HAVE just spent two long weekends at Ellesmere going just as far as Hampton Bank and Maestermyne Boats due to being ‘on call' for family commitments. We have never seen so many private boats from far afield on this stretch of the Llangollen with the Ellesmere arm full most days, writes Roger Spurr.
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WITH summer well and truly upon us boat owners are being reminded by the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) of the risk from using portable gas camping stoves, lamps and heaters on board boats because of the danger from explosion, fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.
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IT WAS three years ago that nine years old Ali Layard fell from a hire boat on the Kennet & Avon Canal, but his father reversed the boat to pick him up and he was caught in its propeller, (Boy caught in propeller of reversing boat) suffering terrible injuries to his legs.
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THE Canal & River Trust has failed to honour its grant agreement with Defra, writes Allan Richards.
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THE Llangollen Canal was closed yesterday, Wednesday, after a car damaged the Tilstock Park Lift Bridge.
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