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Not in the public interest

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have refused to make public a copy of the judgment in the case of CaRT vs Mayers, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 05 January 2015

IWA has control

My partner and I had a joint membership of the IWA, and in fact were often involved with restoration work with the Waterway Recovery Group, but we were both concerned when the IWA took it upon itself to hijack those elections of members to the CaRT council, writes Audrey Manning.

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Published: 05 January 2015

Man dies in Ouse

A MAN died in the River Great Ouse near St Neots on New Year's Day when his car left the road and plunged into the river.

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Published: 05 January 2015

IWA an irrelevance

THE IWA, telling it the way CaRT want it told! It stole our seats, now it tries to steal our slogan! Writes Martin Brooks.

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Published: 05 January 2015

Yesterday's organisation

I READ with some interest the piece 'IWA pinch our slogan!' from Allan Richards. It reminded me of a comment by the late Mandy Rice Davies who died last month. Which I shall paraphrase as 'the IWA would do that wouldn't they!' Writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 05 January 2015

It's a funny old game!

IF YOU are something of a football fan—and you can cast your mind back to the late 80's early 90's. You might well remember 'Saint and Greavsie' on television, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 03 January 2015

IWA pinch our slogan!

THE Inland Waterways Association (IWA) difficulty in differentiating itself from Canal & River Trust (CaRT) may be drawing to a close, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 03 January 2015

Email: Have to agree

I have to agree with James Harvey, what is wrong with these ecologists?
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Published: 01 January 2015

EA close Leicester Line

THE Environment Agency have closed the Leicester Line owing to pollution entering the waterway from adjoining land at Kibworth.

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Published: 01 January 2015

Foxton Museum reinvented

THE museum at Foxton Locks has closed for the winter and is to be transformed at a cost of £200,000 to become 'app-friendly' so people can be guided round using their mobile phones.

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Published: 31 December 2014

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