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THERE is growing opposition to the way that the towpaths appear to have been taken over by cyclists, now that the towpaths are being used as a place where cyclists can carry out various kinds of racing and time-trial activities, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 25 February 2015

What does the licence say?

IN MANY ways I agree with Peter Foster, apart from one very important point, which is—what, precisely, does the licence say? Writes Martin Brooks.

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Published: 25 February 2015

Ridiculous petition wording

HAVING read the ridiculous wording of the petition that the National Bargee Travellers Association have put together, I find it difficult to believe that any person would wish to sign it, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 25 February 2015

Extending time-trial towpaths

WORK is to start in providing yet two more prospective time-trials towpaths for racing cyclists attempting to increase their best speeds.

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Published: 25 February 2015

Case CaRT could not win

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has been accused by the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) of keeping the outcome of a continuous cruising case confidential, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 25 February 2015

Do as the licence says

I HAVEN'T written for a while, but felt I must regarding the petition about Eviction of boat dwellers. I fear we are going back to the 'continuous moorers' debate here, writes Peter Foster.

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Published: 23 February 2015

Basin to lose its access

THE bridge linking Coventry city centre with the canal basin at the end of the Coventry Canal is to be removed.

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Published: 23 February 2015

Speeding cyclists solution

IT SEEMS seems to me that there is a fairly obvious solution to the issue of speeding cyclists on towpaths, writes Martin Banks.

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Published: 23 February 2015

Eviction of boat dwellers

THE threat of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to take enforcement action against two thirds of the 5,400 boaters who chose not to have a ‘home mooring' has misfired in spectacular fashion, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 23 February 2015

No opening date in sight for W&B

THERE is no opening date in sight for the Worcester & Birmingham Canal that has been closed at Gas Street due to a leak.

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Published: 20 February 2015

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