THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has climbed down regarding its landmark ‘cruising case' against boater, Tony Dunkley (What does cruising mean?), writes Allan Richards.
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I DID not really want to repeat what all too many are stating at the moment, but the first couple of days on the Leicester Ring really showed us that there is a big difference in the condition of the waterways since we last cruised it four and half years ago.
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SO IT looks like we are going to get 'Little Hitlers' strutting their stuff up and down the towpaths at the visitor moorings, making life even more fraught for boaters.
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THE new Pubic Space Protection Order that comes into force on the 2nd October could spell the end for Canal & River Trust 'Chuggers'.
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IT IS never a good idea to leave a car our of gear with a dodgy handbrake facing downhill towards a waterway, which was what one fella did to his regret.
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THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) Waterways Ombudsman, Andrew Walker, has refused to provide information relating to a complaint as it may provide evidence that he is not independent! Writes Allan Richards.
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The National Bargee Travellers Association London (NBTA) suggests that moorings rings could be installed on the long stretches of the towpath which have been concreted over, writes Mike Todd.
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FURTHER to the article concerning the clearing of trees and vegetation from the Macclesfield Canal, Ray Butler, Secretary of the Macclesfield Canal Society tells us that more volunteers are still needed.
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ONE boater is so fond of his vacuum cleaners, that he takes them with him wherever he goes—even on his hired narrowboat!
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AFTER so many complaints of the state of overhanging trees and vegetation on the Macclesfield Canal, (Into the Jungle) volunteers have been enlisted by Canal & River Trust to clear the waterway.
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