THERE was rightly criticism of the ugly constructions that were added to the tail bridges of a number of locks on the Staffs & Worcs following a well-known case and in response to perceived Health and Safety concerns. writes Mike Todd.
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THERE is still a shortage of volunteers, as Canal & River Trust is now attempting to organise Towpath Task Force teams asking people from waterside communities to volunteers to help look after their waterways.
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THERE has been a mixed bag of opinion about volunteers. However, it may be just coincidence but I suggest that the presence of volunteers at Hillmorton has produced an improvement in both the appearance of the flight and, more importantly, the operation of the locks, writes Martin Cox.
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BOATER David Watson a liveaboard on his narrowboat on the Oxford Canal was accused of assaulting two men, but after one failed to show in Court the other refused to testify.
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A WOMAN was killed as a car containing five people crashed through St Phillips Bridge in Bristol into the Avon in the early hours of yesterday (Saturday) morning.
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FROM my own experiences and obviously that of others from what I read in your columns, it is time something was done with regard to the proper tuition of hire boaters, writes James Henry.
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IT WAS a never to be forgotten experience for two boaters whose narrowboat broke loose from its moorings, and was forced against a Thames weir for nearly two hours.
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THOUGH 50 traders were lined up for the new Sunday Pulteney Weir Market by the Avon in Bath, the council has stepped in and forbidden it.
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AS I HAVE previously commented one would have thought that Pamela Smith could have approached the Charity Commission for assistance in this case (Silencing the opposition—13/10/12) but it seems not, writes Pam Pickett.
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A SERIES of Open Days at the new Cropredy Marina on the southern Oxford Canal has created a great deal of interest from boaters in the area.
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