ON FRIDAY I received my annual application for membership of the Inland Waterways Association, and have binned it, writes Joan Phillips.
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CLOSING the whole of the Macclesfield Canal, the Lower Peak Forest Canal and the Upper Peak Forest Canal is, I think, nothing but a knee-jerk reaction, writes Bill Ridgeway.
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AS FAR as the emergency at Whaley Bridge is concerned, Canal & River Trust is behaving like a headless chicken in not knowing what to do next.
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UNPRECEDENTED rainfall it has been, but questions must be asked of CaRT about the maintenance regime and inspection of this very old design of [Whaley Bridge] dam, writes Kevin McNiff.
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THE Whaley Bridge dam collapse hopefully will lead to serious questions being asked as to CaRT's fitness for purpose as custodians of the UK canal system, writes Ralph Freeman.
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THE Canal & River Trust has decided to close both the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals.
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THOUGH at present the broken reservoir dam is holding at Whaley Bridge, should it give way it is expected it will flood the Peak Forest Canal.
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A MASSIVE canal side mill fire at Hebden Bridge has closed the Rochdale Canal.
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AFTER realising that Wheaton Aston Lock is in dire straits CaRT has admitted the failing cill could need an 'emergency closure'.
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I CAN understand people saying that prospective boat buyers should hire one first to see if they take to it, writes John Bowden.
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