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FURTHER details have emerged regarding the delayed timetable for transition of British Waterways to the third sector as the Canal & River Trust, writes Allan Richards.

AS EXPECTED government have announced funding for the Canal & River Trust, writes Allan Richards. And as expected it's a stitch up!

THE expectation is that an announcement will be made today (Tuesday) concerning the transition of British Waterways to Canal & River Trust, writes Allan Richards. Will it be salvation for our waterways or a government stitch up?

THE man who converted a narrowboat into the shape of a U-boat, had his boat raided by Customs, Border Agency and police officials, and has been arrested.

FURTHER details have emerged concerning British Waterways' tree cutting programme this winter, writes Allan Richards.

BOATERS in the capital are extremely worried at British Waterways' new policy of  of getting rid of its mooring wardens at its insecure locations.

BRITISH Waterways has made a dramatic U-turn on the Coroner's 'rule 43' report following the death of Wendy Brennan, writes Allan Richards.

THE serving of two decision notices on British Waterways for breaches of the Freedom of Information Act descended into farce yesterday when British Waterways issued a refusal notice concerning a document it had already published twice, writes Allan Richards.

A BRITISH Waterways spokesman has confirmed that the money from the sale of Wood Wharf will not go towards maintenance of the waterways as we were originally led to believe, but will be reinvested.

CASH strapped British Waterways has pulled out of the flagship Wood Wharf joint venture selling its share for £52.4m, writes Allan Richards.

WE HAVE discovered that the new waterways charity, Canal & River Trust, will not come into being in April as promised, and there are serious doubts that it will ever come into being at all.

THE The Information Commissioner's Office is to serve two decision notices on British Waterways due to its failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act, writes Allan Richards.