WE ARE surely all aware of the dreadful flooding of the Somerset Levels, brought about to a large extent by the failure of the Environmental Agency to dredge the rivers that drain the Levels, but work cannot be completed until the water voles are first moved.
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I AM going to seek legal advice on a hypothetical situation, ie that I hired a boat, and when mooring it was struck by a speeding cyclist who then made off, writes Martin Brooks.
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THE picture of an otter on a Facebook page feasting on a pike in the Lancaster Canal drove anglers crazy last week with it getting 35,000 hits—many from anglers wanting the otter killed, so CaRT removed the picture—but here it is!
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FOLLOWING the recent Hatton press conference a glaring anomaly has come to light that suggests that high ranking officials of CaRT have either weird moral values or they have been subjected to an obligatory 'Common Sense Bypass' operation on joining the organisation, writes Ralph Freeman.
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THERE was a somewhat heated discussion at the Press Briefing at Hatton on Friday, when I attempted to get Canal & River Trust Chief Executive, Richard Parry to agree to take action against the cyclists using the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath for time trials. (Racing on towpaths at 'average' of 19mph.)
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WITH regard to reckless and dangerous cycling, or any other type of vehicle for that matter, there are still some offences on the Statute Books which fit the bill for prosecutions to be made, even if they seem old, writes David King.
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IN THE presence of the country's waterways Press at Hatton today (Friday), Canal & River Trust Chief Executive, Richard Parry, announced the Trust's new policy toward those continuous cruisers who do not follow the guidelines.
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WITH respect to all your correspondents concerning speeding cyclists, would it not be better to form some kind of action group, locally at least? Write Peter Fairhead.
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THE Canal & River Trust inherited bye-laws which prohibited vehicles from towpaths, unless their presence was 'lawful' or authorised by the authority. writes Martin Cox.
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A RESTORATION project hopes to restore two former Ainscoughs corn carrying barges for future generations to enjoy, and keep alive the sights and sounds of the largest craft that plied the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in the past.
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