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Denham Lock deteriorated

IT HAS been discovered that Denham Lock on the Grand Union Canal has deteriorated, and will remain closed until a 'short term' solution can be found.

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Published: 29 November 2019

Anyone any ideas?

BILL Ridgeway repeats the question he asked (20/11/2019) and asks if anyone has any ideas.

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Published: 28 November 2019

Whaley Bridge warnings

Allan Richards report about the ‘drop in’ sessions at Whaley Bridge typify, in my experience, the attitude of Public Undertakings to cower behind the 'abusive' behaviour pretext, writes Martin Howes.

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Published: 27 November 2019

Whaley Bridge residents warned

THE Canal & River Trust is to extend its weekly drop-in sessions at Whaley Bridge but has warned residents that its employees and volunteers should not have to suffer abusive and aggressive language or behaviour, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 27 November 2019

Nature versus narrowboats

THE Canal & River Trust has a difficult job trying to balance the interests of nature against the main purpose of canals, which is a means of navigation, writes Dave Hargreaves.

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Published: 27 November 2019

CaRT director published my personal information

I WANT to warn anybody requesting information from Canal & River Trust via whatdotheyknow.com, writes Fredrik 'Freddy' Brown.

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Published: 25 November 2019

No longer showing start date of stoppages

I STOPPED the stoppage notices from CaRT when we cut down on our cruising as no longer necessary, writes Les Collins.

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Published: 25 November 2019

Boater taken into custody in Castleford stand-off

THE boater who threatened to blow up his narrowboat in Castleford has been taken into custody.

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Published: 24 November 2019

Police response as boater threatens to blow up narrowboat

THERE was an evacuation in Castleford yesterday as a boater threatened to blow up a narrowboat.

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Published: 22 November 2019

A law unto itself

I HAVE been involved with a Freedom of Information request that took twice the allowed time to respond to, writes James Henry.

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Published: 22 November 2019

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