IN THE narrowboatworld article (Strange outcomes) it was mentioned that Canal & River Trust Chief Executive, Richard Parry had been asked to give his personal assurance that the Waterways Ombudsman Scheme would not be changed to such that ‘awards' made to complainants would no longer be binding on the Trust, writes Allan Richards.
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IN THE light of the resignation earlier this year of the Residential Boat Owners' Association (RBOA) Chairman, after an internal disagreement with the governing committee, regarding the performance and objectives of the Association, I thought it may be of interest to others if I shared a recent couple of experiences with the present RBOA administration, writes Matt Edwards.
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ORIGINALLY intended as a place for horses to tow laden boats and barges, full of the raw materials and the finished products of industry, the canals provided a giant step forward when compared to the capacity of the roads in carrying coal to markets by packhorse or the cart load, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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WE MUST all be aware that Canal & River Trust wants to increase its visitor numbers to the canal towpaths, but it seems that ducks could be included.
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ERIC WEISS has found out the hard way that using the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Waterways Ombudsman Scheme can produce strange outcomes (No Lancaster discount), writes Allan Richards.
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FOLLOWING on this morning's report that two paddles failed on a lock on the Ashton Canal putting it out of business, we are now told that Limehouse Lock on to the Thames is out of action, making it two lock failures in one day.
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MICK Fitzgibbons states in his article Chaos reigns that in five years he is yet to encounter a problem finding a visitor mooring, writes Terry Ollerton.
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THE inquest concerning the death of Lewis Mullan who was discovered in Diglis Basin on the Worcester & Birmingham, Canal returned an open verdict.
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IT IS Boat Safety Week again, with Fire & Rescue people around the country offering advice, and in some cases, free smoke detectors to boaters.
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I READ with interest on another site about the sighting of a 70ft narrowboat in Whitehaven Harbour; the assumption being that it must have navigated the open sea from the Lancaster Canal via Glasson sea lock, writes Eric Weiss.
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