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So much for the 'important' vegetation

WELL, almost on cue, the towpath maintenance gang have arrived to 'decimate' the canalside vegetation, less than one month since they were last here, writes John Hall.

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Published: 18 June 2015

Solving the London problem

CONCERNING the moorings at Paddington Basin. First of all, for the last four or five years it's always been the case for us that there have been only one or two spaces left and sometimes one has to hang around up by the underground entrance and wait for a gap to appear. Very normal for London, writes Neil Trevithick.

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Published: 18 June 2015

RCR out on top

AS REGULAR readers will know we are not too enamoured by the many awards being given these days by so many organisations, but there is one award we feel is of significance, especially in view of recent comments and it concerning boaters.

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Published: 17 June 2015

Email: Issue for local councils

Well said Robert Hawkins (A local problem). CaRNT can't cope with the waterways' problems (lock failures and the like).

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Published: 17 June 2015

Boat sunk on purpose

THIS boat is completely blocking the Worcester & Birmingham Canal at Alvechurch, with it understood that it was sunk on purpose.

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Published: 17 June 2015

Time running out

TIME is running out for Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to file a defence in the case brought against it by Leigh Ravenscroft, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 17 June 2015

Low attendance for Council meeting

FOLLOWING a Canal & River Trust Council meeting in March, a review of attendance levels is to be carried out, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 17 June 2015

No space at Paddington

THE Canal & River Trust appears to have lost interest in policing the visitor mooring at Paddington Basin.

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Published: 15 June 2015

Leeds towpath attack

A WOMAN was sexually assaulted whilst she was out running on the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Leeds.

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Published: 15 June 2015

Magnificent but a shortage

Stephanie Horton [River and Canal Rescue] is possibly factually correct about the shortcomings of recent Beta Marine engines. Our (intensively used shared) Beta 35HP has done sterling (Stirling? no) service for 15 years with two alternators running off the back end of the engine, writes Paul Burke.

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Published: 15 June 2015

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