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Evasive answers

THE Canal and River Trust (CaRT) open meeting in Birmingham in January went well according to press reports, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 10 February 2014

Victor: An Open Meeting

ONE thing that must be stated about our new boss man, Richard Parry, he is certainly mixing amongst the boaters, and is listening, but I must say he is a past master at evasion—there were not many 'yes','no' answers to the questions at his Open Meeting yesterday at Nottingham.

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Published: 09 February 2014

Meeting was a success

WE ARE told that the first Open Meeting, where Canal & River Trust's Chief Executive Richard Parry met his customers and answered their concerns was quite a success.

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Published: 08 February 2014

Another Sawley theft

BOATER Mike Bass is complaining again about theft from his boat moored in Sawley Marina, having lost another outboard engine.

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Published: 08 February 2014

Grand Union Canal floods

THE unprecedented amount of rain over the past days has put a great deal of the lower Grand Union Canal out of action, with much of the South East section now flooded.

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Published: 08 February 2014

Floods close Oxford Canal

THE Cherwell has overflowed its banks in many areas of the Oxford Canal, with all flood gates closed and the waterway impassible in many places.

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Published: 07 February 2014

Better with CaRT

THE Grantham Canal Society is reporting a new era with Canal & River Trust, with a much improved commitment than in the past.

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Published: 06 February 2014

Easter Sea Shanty

THE fourth national Sea Shanty Festival will take place at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port, coinciding with the Annual Boat Gathering.

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Published: 06 February 2014

Poor results at CaRT auction

THE latest auction by Canal & River Trust included the infamous floating office, Brunel moored at Paddington Basin in London that was created as an investment.

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Published: 06 February 2014

Carbon Monoxide killed boaters

THE Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) people are asking boaters to increase their vigilance and stay aware of the risks of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning, after more deaths.

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Published: 06 February 2014

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