THE push for cyclists to take over our towpaths continues apace with the latest high speed section highlighted in (Just under half million for L&L) with the towpaths now starting to become dangerous places to be, especially if you are on foot, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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THE Canal & River Trust want people to promote the Yorkshire's waterways as waterside cycling routes, as ambassadors for the Trust by volunteering.
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THERE used to be a series on television called The Likely Lads which gave a light hearted look at the life of two lads living in the North East, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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IT HAS just been announced that £450,000 is to be spent on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, that has been welcomed by Canal & River Trust.
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REFERRING to the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) claim that its visitor numbers have increased by 30% last year, narrowboatworld asks ‘How silly can it get?'. Well,it gets even sillier when you compare the ludicrous claim to information published in its latest Annual Report, writes Allan Richards.
I SEEM seem to have misplaced my copy of Creative Accountancy for Dummies. Last time I saw it was when I left it behind on a bus in Milton Keynes, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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MATHS is not my forte, but if you allow for 2000 miles of canals and an average of 12 hours of daylight every day of the year and divide those figures into 360 million you get 411 visitors for every mile of canal every daylight hour throughout the year, writes David Hymers.
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FAMILIES are being encouraged to visit Dudley Canal Tunnel and Limestone Mines this February Half Term to have a go at craft activities themed for the Chinese New Year.
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WOULD you believe that in an attempt to possibly impress the government, and consequently get more cash, Canal & River Trust has stated that visitor numbers to the canals increased 30% last year!
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