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Concern over mooring permits

THERE is concern amongst boaters with Canal & River Trust admitting its General Towpath Mooring Permit (GTM) may have been illegal, and John Howard writes:

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Published: 01 October 2015

Man admits towpath attack

A MAN currently in prison awaiting trial for a sexual attack on a young woman on the towpath of the Calder & Hebble Navigation at Brighouse has admitted the offence.

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Published: 01 October 2015

Broken paddle closes lock

The top of the list of emails when we returned was no surprise—a waterway closed through a broken paddle!

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Published: 01 October 2015

Where's the sense?

IT WAS a year ago that we passed through Barton Turns Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal and noticed the crumbling bank below the lock.

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Published: 28 September 2015

Victor: Object achieved

NEARING our objective of Banbury, like many of you I should imagine we saw the Tesco Extra on Google off-side just North of the town, with an handy winding hole just after.

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Published: 26 September 2015

The court case CaRT could not hide

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have been embarrassed by the publication of a transcript of a court case, in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Published: 26 September 2015

Enough is enough

WHILE the men have been 'CaRT bashing', I have thought just give it time to get their act together—but enough is enough, writes She Who Must Be Obeyed.

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Published: 25 September 2015

Official—CaRT does not respect boaters

A year late, Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has published the report that confirms that only one in four boaters feel they are respected by the Trust.

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Published: 22 September 2015

Victor: The Oxford again

SO TO the Oxford Canal yet again—the eighth time since 1998—and there are still plenty of boats moving, but now a preponderance of hire boats.

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Published: 21 September 2015

Winter GTM permits illegal

HAVING told that General Towpath Mooring (GTM) permits were being discontinued because they 'had not worked very well last year' (No General Towpath Moorings this winter), Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have finally admitted the truth. They are illegal!

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Published: 17 September 2015

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