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New tactic?

HAVING 'stalked' and even resorted to outright harassment of, in some cases, members of the continuous cruiser and liveaboard communities, it now appears to be the turn of the hire/share boat/holiday maker sector to feel the 'benefit' (sic) of having an unaccountable Trust in charge of the waterways, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 24 June 2016

Email: Too many stoppages

Just read the article about all the stoppages on the Leicester Section but no stoppage notices issued by CaRT.

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Published: 23 June 2016

Closures without stoppage notices

THE Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal is being closed numerous times over the next few months, though no normal stoppage notices have been sent out by Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 23 June 2016

Too many railings

As a regular user of the Avon at Bath, like others I have spoken to, I am worried about the every increasing amount of railings that are being erected along the river, writes Graham DeVine.

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Published: 23 June 2016

McDonald's clean-up the Chesterfield

A GROUP of over 30 employees from three local McDonald's stores did a massive clean-up on the Chesterfield Canal on Tuesday.

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Published: 23 June 2016

Is anyone surprised?

I REALLY must ask that after the repair to the last major breach failed, is anyone really surprised at the  one on the Macc [Macclesfield Canal] only lasting a week? Asks Terry Palmer.

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Published: 22 June 2016

More railings at Bath

WITH the re-opening of the towpath along the Avon in Bath after widening and resurfacing, more railing have been erected.

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Published: 22 June 2016

Completely unacceptable

BY HISTORICAL anomaly the Bridgewater is the only connecting route between CaRT waters in the North and the rest of the country, writes John Lloyd.

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Published: 22 June 2016

Macclesfield breach repair hasn't held

THE Macclesfield Canal is very likely to be closed again—at the recently repaired breach, that has not held water.

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Published: 21 June 2016

Floods as well

It is not only the lock failures that cause us boaters problems (Another lock failure) and CaRT's protracted delays in getting anything done, but floods too, writes Karen Childs.

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Published: 20 June 2016

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