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Manslaughter verdict on Gas Safe installer

A GAS safety installer has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend and ten years old daughter for installing an unsafe generator on his boat.

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Published: 28 October 2015

No takers for canal basin property

IT WAS ten years ago that property under flats was built at Coventry Basin, yet it has still not been occupied, failing to do so again at a further auction.

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Published: 28 October 2015

Maintenance issues—smoke and mirrors?

IT APPEARS to me that CaRT are playing a bit ‘fast & loose' with the maintenance figures that keep being rolled out whenever questioned on the subject, writes Orph Mable. The only consistent FACT that I see is that the backlog continues to grow.

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Published: 28 October 2015

No rise in boat licence fees

THE Canal & River Trust have confirmed that there will be no rise in boat licences in 2016, in line with the Trust's three years commitment to limit boat licence fee increases to inflation only.

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Published: 28 October 2015

Is maintenance backlog now £117m?

DESPITE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) being a statutory navigation authority charged with maintaining its waterways for navigation it pretends not to know the cost of remedying its maintenance backlog.

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Published: 26 October 2015

Severn conquered

THE Severn has at last been conquered by a swimmer, who swam its entire 220 miles length, starting at its source and ending at Severn Beach.

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Published: 26 October 2015

Limehouse Lock closure

AS LIMEHOUSE Lock is scheduled for repair during the winter, Canal & River Trust will announce a shut-down when the exact date is set.

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Published: 26 October 2015

Not too shallow

I'M NOT doing the Ashby, I've been told it's too damn shallow, writes Keith Gudgin.
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Published: 26 October 2015

The noise on the canals

I AGREE with T. Lang regarding the attitude of boaters to noise caused by railways, in particular the upcoming HS2, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 26 October 2015

CaRT Council candidates announced

CANDIDATES for Canal & River Trust's governing Council have been announced this morning, Friday, ahead of voting which takes places from 13th  November to 11th December.

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Published: 23 October 2015

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