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Feeling sorry for Richard?

THERE are times when I actually feel sorry for Richard Parry. He can't have imagined when he took on the job, the shambles he was taking over' writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 22 December 2014

The big spend

I must admit I was not one of your greatest fans, feeling that you are not too kind to the various authorities, writes Edward Grayling.

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Published: 20 December 2014

Money for narrowboat restoration

THE Inland Waterways Association announced yesterday (Friday) that it has awarded a grant of £15,000 to the Chesterfield Canal Trust, to help fund the restoration of its narrowboat Python.

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Published: 20 December 2014

Email: Very nice gates

Are Canal & River Trust trying to save money or just incompetent?
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Published: 19 December 2014

Boaters on child sex charge

WHILST their boat was moored at Rugeley on the Trent & Mersey Canal a couple enticed two schoolchildren onto their narrowboat, offered them alcohol and persuaded them to play strip poker, Stafford Crown Court has heard.

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Published: 19 December 2014

Two more locks for the Grantham

TWO more locks are to be restored on the Grantham Canal, after a grant of £830,500 from the  Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Published: 18 December 2014

BCN 24 hours challenge

NEXT year's BCN Challenge will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May 2015, starting at 8am on Saturday and finishing at 2pm on the Sunday.

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Published: 18 December 2014

Breach on the Rochdale?

THE word breach nowadays is not a word that Canal & River Trust tend to use, preferring 'leak' instead.

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Published: 18 December 2014

Huddersfield canals turn orange

PART of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal around Marsden and also the Huddersfield Broad Canal waters have taken on the Christmas spirit and turned orange.

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Published: 18 December 2014

Who ate the mince pies?

A FACEBOOK Question and Answer (Q&A) session with Canal & River Trust, Chief Executive Officer, Richard Parry, took place on Monday, writes Allan Richards.
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Published: 18 December 2014

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