A SINGLE mother of three complains that she is barred from standing for election to a position on Canal & River Trust (CaRT) council due to her ethnicity, writes Allan Richards.
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You tell us that the Mon & Brec has sprung another leak, and also mention the breach last year that cost £1 million to repair, the money being taken from that put aside for the restoration of the Cotswold Canals, writes John Holloway.
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THE back pumping system on the Tinsley Flight on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation has failed again.
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I was not surprised to read of the concern about petrol generators on boats, and a boat moored next to me showed just how dangerous they are.
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OVER the years the Mon & Brec Canal has been renowned for its leaks, having been built, we are informed, on sandy soil, and has now 'sprung' another leak.
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OWING to the build-up of boats wanting to pass through Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal, there is to be a temporary opening.
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Just read your news this morning about the murder of a boy on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath, which is really shocking, happening to a 16 years old and must be causing concern at Canal & River Trust who are championing the towpaths as a peaceful haven, or something like that.
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I have one of those 'vintage' engines in the boat that I purchased early this year, a two cylinder one, that I have to admit does cause a bit of a racket when opening-up, and though I don't mind it, my wife does, she believing that it is selfish to others to make them suffer such a noise.
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A MURDER enquiry has been launched after a 16 years old boy was shot on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath and was pronounced dead in hospital.
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A J FARTHING describes Peter Ford's comments as a 'diatribe' [the Great Ouse Boating Association wanting the Canal & River Trust to take it over] whether others will attach that description to a factual account of the situation is up to them, writes Tony Collins.
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