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Railing for Marple Aqueduct

THE Canal & River Trust plans to install safety railings on the off-side of the Marple Aqueduct on the Peak Forest Canal.

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Published: 20 July 2015

Falling apart

WITH the holiday season started comes news of closure after closure of the waterways as its structures fall apart through lack of maintenance.
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Published: 20 July 2015

Converting a dog

FOR many years I was an anachronism on the canals being a dog-less boater! That has now changed, largely by chance; that's often the way on the Cut I find, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 20 July 2015

The sky's the limit

AS REPORTED in narrowboatworld, the numbers of visitors fell from 15 millions down to 10 millions when the Trust was first formed, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 20 July 2015

Victor: As expected

SO THE new Canal & River Trust waterways awards go as expected—to promote the Scottish waterways, whose people are complaining at being left out, and of course one for the Welsh waterways.

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Published: 19 July 2015

When will CaRT be constructive about cyclists?

As a boater and a cat lover it breaks my heart to read your article about the beautiful kitten killed by a speeding cyclist, who it would appear did not have the common decency to stop but rather just sped away from the heartbreak they had caused, writes John O'Hara.

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Published: 12 July 2015

Sheer greed

Ken Keegan from the Environment Agency calls £38.00 for a one day licence 'Excellent value for money...' (You get a free day), writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 12 July 2015

Email: You get a free day

There is no con with regard to the Environment Agency licence, what they actually bought for £38.00 is a one day licence which covers two days.

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Published: 12 July 2015

Email: Macclesfield moorings

I feel that I must respond to the email suggesting the new moorings at Macclesfield should not be extended to 72 hours but reduced to four hours.

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Published: 12 July 2015

Cyclist kills boater's beloved kitten

A SPEEDING cyclist on the towpath of the Hertford Union Canal in East London, ran over and killed a beloved kitten belong to boater Katie Jackson, and she is attempting to get them to reduce their speeds on the towpath.

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Published: 12 July 2015

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  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
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  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
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