THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has announced that it will be spending just £85m on maintaining its waterways this year (2014/15), writes Allan Richards.
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THE 'Veg Pledge'' made by the previous Canal & River Trust chief executive, and alas not fulfilled, has been brought back into being, with many miles of offside vegetation cleared over the winter months.
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A MALE voice choir is to sing in the caverns in Dudley Tunnel, with a wide range of music from traditional choral music to more modern songs from the shows.
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THE boater who died after falling into the Kennet and & Canal in Devizes, drank ten cans of lager a day and smoked cannabis an inquest heard.
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A CRUISER left at the lock landing at Osney Lock on the Thames has slowing been sinking, and is now virtually submerged.
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IT WOULD seem that Ronnie Colman has stirred up the waters regarding those that moor along the Kennet & Avon towards Bath.
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A BARRISTER from Newbury, who one might think would have a bit more common sense than most, put himself at risk of drowning or contracting Weil's disease when he jumped into the canal fully clothed to retrieve a child's toy from the water, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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THANKS to Pamela Smith for her response to my ‘Their rules' piece. Having taken a deep breath and having stopped chuckling, I read with interest, but I see much hiding behind CaRT's ‘simple' rules, writes Ronnie Colman.
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THE start of the season and the Worcester & Birmingham Canal is closed at Tardebigge, with a breach on the embankment at New Wharf.
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