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Break It—Blame It— Sell It?

REGARDING your editorial: 'Undisclosed Agenda'. I've been long humming a little mantra to myself which I think sums up the long-term approach to much of our national infrastructure and service provision: Break It—Blame It—Sell It, writes Andrew Bailes.

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Published: 06 October 2016

Boat fire causes consternation

A BOAT fire on Birmingham Main Line by the ICC Conference Centre caused consternation on Monday as it was near where the Tory Conference was being held.

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Published: 06 October 2016

Email: Situation on the GU

I was most pleased that someone has dared to write about the situation of the Grand Union Canal with all those continuous moorers.

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Published: 05 October 2016

Only extends to residential moorings

IN RESPONSE to Dave Stead's blithe assertion that CaRT must be a landlord, Kevin MCilroy writes.
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Published: 05 October 2016

Is Torksey Lock closed?

A CONFUSING stoppage notice from CaRT gives the impression the lock off the tidal Trent on to the Fossdyke at Torksey is open yet it states it is closed!
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Published: 05 October 2016

Best season ever for community boat

THE John Bunyan, Bedford's Community Boat has this summer had its best season ever and has now carried over 22,000 passengers since it first started operating in July 2013.

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Published: 05 October 2016

The Grand Union no longer so grand

NOT HAVING visited the Grand Union South for six years we set off hoping to enjoy its deep waters and fairly low levels of boat traffic we previously experienced, writes John Wallace.

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Published: 05 October 2016

Email: Absolutely appalling treatment

The treatment by Canal & River Trust of that vulnerable lady asleep in her boat was absolutely appalling and should never have happened.

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Published: 03 October 2016

Cart IS a landlord

IN RESPONSE to Julie Bedell's quixotic assertion that CaRT is not a housing society or housing agency, Dave Stead writes:
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Published: 03 October 2016

Can't do right for doing wrong

COME on, CaRT can't do right for doing wrong according to some of your contributors, in this case the lightship in Liverpool, writes Paul Holden.

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Published: 03 October 2016

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  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
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