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I SEE that the problems down at the Cam Conservators continue. I recently did a bit of research on visitor numbers to the inland waterways, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 13 December 2013

Shroppie culvert repaired

THE damaged culvert on the western end of the Shropshire Union Canal has been repaired and the waterway is again open along the short section.

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Published: 13 December 2013

Hostility to Montgomery restoration

A VERY annoying thing about restoration work on the Montgomery Canal (lack of) is the amount of money spent on plans that are then ignored as the next one comes along, a contributor tells us.

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Published: 12 December 2013

Getting the best connection

I WAS interested in the information about running internet connections into a boat. I have been doing this for about four years now, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 12 December 2013

A challenge from Nigel

I HAVE seen the CaRT response to Allan's article which you have published, which is remarkable for the fact that it contains no direct refutation of the allegations I have made, writes Nigel Moore.

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Published: 12 December 2013

'Useless' Cam Conservators under fire

A FORMER Cam Conservator has broken ranks and attacked the waste and suspect decisions of the Cam Conservators—the body in charge of the river in Cambridge—as 'dysfunctional' and 'top-heavy'.

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Published: 11 December 2013

Reckless driver costs CaRT £30,000

A CAR crash at Bridge 15 on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal has cost Canal & River Trust £30,000 in repairs.

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Published: 11 December 2013

Anglo Welsh cash in

THE boat hire company Anglo Welsh is cashing in on Christmas by offering its boats on short hire over the holiday season for hirers to do their shopping.

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Published: 11 December 2013

Birmingham is best!

A USA magazine, The New Yorker, had told its readers to forsake London for Birmingham, as a more exciting city, especially its waterways.

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Published: 11 December 2013

No forgery or fraud

Your correspondent Allan Richards ignored the recently expressed views of the High Court concerning his allegations of forgery and fraud to do with a plan of landholdings at Brentford. (narrowboatworld Friday 6th December), a spokesman for Canal & River Trust tells us.

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Published: 11 December 2013

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