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CaRT’s withdrawal from Trust

ONE has to wonder if the senior management team of CaRT who have brought to the trust little or no experience of managing a navigation authority are looking at the railways of this country for inspiration, writes Brian Jarret.

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Published: 28 December 2020

Strange workings on Christmas Day

STRANGE workings indeed on the Grand Union Canal summit on Christmas Day.

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Published: 28 December 2020

Permission at last to repair Big Lock footbridge

THE Canal & River Trust has at last received planning permission to repair the Grade II listed footbridge over Big Lock.

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Published: 28 December 2020

Severe flood warnings along River Great Ouse

AFTER storm Bella, the river levels at Bedford remain high and are rising down river at St. Ives.

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Published: 28 December 2020

Has CaRT’s government bid for £220m extra funding failed?

iN ANSWER to the question ‘Where is that £800,000,000 coming from?’, CaRT hopes that £220m will come from additional government funding over the next five years.

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Published: 27 December 2020

Nene flood rated as 'danger to life'

THE flooding Nene caused the Environment Agency to issue a 'danger to life' major incident status with severe flood warnings.

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Published: 26 December 2020

Victor: Dragged out at Christmas

HERE it is Christmas Day and I'm dragged out to 'entertain' you—no peace for the you-know-what, eh?

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Published: 25 December 2020

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all

WITH grateful thanks to all you contributors who make narrowboatworld the most read, believed and independent waterways publication is existence today.

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Published: 24 December 2020

Will lessons be learnt?

I WONDER how many people have noticed that the steel pilling at the breaches on the Ashby and now the New Junction Canal at its junction with the Aire & Calder have prevented two major floods happening? Writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 24 December 2020

Notable exception

AFTER seeing your article about the breach on the Aire & Calder I searched for more information on the internet, writes James Henry.

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Published: 24 December 2020

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  • Foxton and Watford flights to close
  • No increase in water levels on Leeds & Liverpool Canal
  • 50 closures plus 59 restrictions decimating the waterways
  • Leaves a lot to be desired
  • Doing it the hard way
  • Four stoppages caused by need for repairs
  • At last a bit of sense tells Victor
  • Bosley Flight repair to take four weeks
  • Swing Bridges now operational
  • Another leak yesterday
  • Floating market this weekend
  • Another leak on the Llangollen
  • Sykehouse Lock on the New Junction fails again
  • Large section of Leeds & Liverpool closed again
  • Basingstoke Canal closed
  • Next May until possible Anderton Boat Lift reopening
  • Cruising the Weaver on a giant cow!
  • Bosley Flight closes again
  • Canals now reopened
  • Kennet & Avon Canal likely to suffer long closure

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