THE Canal & River Trust as an organisation, comes in for its fair share of criticism, and rightly so in my book. Whether it's its constantly shifting goal posts vis its terms and conditions, the visibly deteriorating state of the canal system or its over-paid and under-achieving office boys, there isn't much love for CaRT, writes Gareth Haines.
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IT WAS a tight squeeze indeed for the Dutch barge wide beam through Sawley Flood Lock Bridge, but the owner need have no fear...
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A NEW way has been devised to inspect the Anderton Boat Lift, saving it being swathed in scaffolding—by using abseilers.
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THE Trent & Mersey Canal at Stone is still closed after the lock failure on Monday and the Rufford Branch on the Leeds & Liverpool too, since June.
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IT WAS Marine & Industrial Ltd, in conjunction with Jotun Paints and 3M that organised a Spray Paint Seminar at Tamworth, with a painter from Glasson Marina being the best boat painter.
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I WAS not at all surprised to read that your new licence was a month short, in fact I wonder if this is now Canal & River Trust's new money making scheme? Asks Helen Hatton.
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THE Saltisford Canal Trust is organising a Waterside Canal Fun Weekend by the Grand Union Canal in Warwick.
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THE police believe that a man, wanted for a sex assault against a child under 13 years of age, is hiding on a narrowboat, he being a former boater.
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