I ALWAYS thought that health and safety was the byword at Canal & River Trust, but its photo accompanying an advert in a newspaper shows otherwise, writes T. Lang.
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THE tool store at Lock 15 on the Grantham Canal suffered another break-in with £5,000 worth of electrical tools stolen.
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WE HAVE learnt that over half of the volunteer lock keepers taken on by Canal & River Trust have now left with the Trust being in need of more volunteers to man the locks previously manned by paid lockies.
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NEW warning lights are in the process of being installed today on the Severn
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A good piece by Gongoozler on the costs and benefits of a life afloat, writes Geoff Low.
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THERE was an article in the Daily Telegraph recently. It was in the Property section and tells the story of a young lady, renting a flat, who found that by purchasing a narrowboat she could live more cheaply.
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Having sent endless bits and pieces to narrowboatworld over many years I thought it a good reason to take up Victor's invitation to submit a column, as he is away.
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THOUGH businesses refusing to relocate out of the town held up the Stratford-on-Avon Canal Quarter plan, the council is still pushing for this massive development.
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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, asks Brian Jarrett.
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THE 'lost route to the sea' gets ever closer to the coast as yet another derelict lock is fully restored on the Wey & Arun.
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