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A path for raising concerns

IN THE article 'Boaters furious at CaRT's new spending spree for visitors', writes Bill Ridgeway, it is stated: 'One thing is definitely for sure, this lot is not fit for purpose'.

Surely there should (must) be a path(s) for raising such concerns—especially considering that public money is at stake. That raises the question of how are such concerns raised and with whom?


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Published: 22 July 2019

Victor: I told you so!

IT WAS a fortnight ago that I told you the Wheaton Aston Lock bottom gate cill was buggered, and so it has proved.

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Published: 20 July 2019

Boaters furious at CaRT's new spending spree for visitors

IN THE 19 years that narrowboatworld has been published we have never had so many complaints about CaRT's ludicrous spending.

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Published: 19 July 2019

Terms state boat licence must be displayed

IN THE article 'Those boats should be licenced', writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 19 July 2019

Boater antics

OUR Keith Gudgin tells about the antics of the trend nowadays of speeding boaters.

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Published: 19 July 2019

Licence should be displayed

I agree that checks should be made on the website as listed by Neil, but the fact remains that it is a byelaw to display a current licence, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 18 July 2019

Should welcome volunteers

THERE appears to be a perception amongst many of your contributors that help at locks from volunteers is an entitlement and when they are not there, then have a go at Cart for not providing them, writes Steve Watson.

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Published: 18 July 2019

Those boats could be licenced

IT IS often a favourite past-time of many boaters to complain about all the unlicenced boats on the system and castigate CaRT into the process, writes Neil Quarmby.

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Published: 18 July 2019

Planning permission at last for Wigan Pier

PLANS have at last been accepted for the transformation of the old industrial buildings at Wigan Pier to be regenerated.

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Published: 18 July 2019

Council want to demolish biodiversity site it created

A GROUP of local residents have set up a website to tell their story and fight to save a small triangular green piece of land by the Regent's Canal.

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Published: 18 July 2019

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