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Victor: The cat is really out of the bag

WITH Private Eye the latest to attack Canal & River Trust over its 'transparency and deteriorating waterways infrastructure', the cat is really out of the bag.

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Published: 18 August 2019

No hold up whatsoever

I REALISE that Canal & River Trust is coming in for some stick nowadays, referring to the many reported stoppages, writes Jacob Shaw.

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Published: 16 August 2019

Knocked over by idiot cyclist

I DID not realise I could write to complain of actual strikes by the fast cyclists on  canal side paths, writes Douglas Parker.

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Published: 15 August 2019

Never seen the canal so in decay

We have travelled the Trent & Mersey from Harecastle Tunnel only to find a number of locks cordoned off, writes Margaret Richardson.

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Published: 15 August 2019

Knocked down and injured by cyclist

IT IS NOT only the Guardian that is reporting this subject. In the Daily Telegraph website recently, there was a letter from Anne Woods, Graham Booth reports, saying:

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Published: 15 August 2019

Is it obvious why it happened? (Part 2)

IS LACK of inspection [Toddbrook Reservoir] the complete answer? Questions Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 15 August 2019

Cyclists on towpaths are a menace says The Guardian

HARD hitting comment indeed of speeding cyclists on the towpaths by Paul Townsend, Home Affairs Editor of The Guardian.

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Published: 12 August 2019

It is obvious why it happened

WHY ask a question when the answer is known asks T Lang.

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Published: 12 August 2019

Flooded Hatton with volunteers

I CAN understand why CaRT flooded Hatton Flight with volunteers  (Victor: What a con), writes Martin Howes.

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Published: 12 August 2019

Victor: What a con!

THE 'Barging Around'—or whatever it is called—television programme kept my interest for a while last week.

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Published: 11 August 2019

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