THOUGH three consultants were sent a tender invitation and specification for the work to undertake a feasibility study of the Inland Waterways Association's proposals for an alternative route for HS2, no one was interested.
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RECENT comments regarding access charges levied by British Waterways and their successors Canal & River Trust (CaRT) are interesting, writes Jimmy Lockwood.
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FROM the responses we have received from many boaters over the months about the Inland Waterways Association hijacking the four independent boater places on Canal & River Trust, it was a bad decision.
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Wonderful piece written by Orph about hope, perseverance, enthusiasm and just generally getting down to it, writes Geoff Low.
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THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton, where it has breached, will reopen for navigation on Thursday 21st November.
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AFTER entering receivership some three years ago, OwnerShips, the boatshare company, was dissolved on 16th October, writes Allan Richards.
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MY CAGE was recently rattled by more than one contributor to narrowboatworld indicating that they thought the Bedford-Milton Keynes Link to be a foolish idea with little chance of success, writes Orph Mable.
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THE build-up of silt at the lock into the Severn at Sharpness is being dredged to enable deep draughted vessels to access the docks.
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THE rush by British Waterways and Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to promote new marina construction as a 'good investment' is proving anything but for some, especially as a devious Network Access Agreement tax of many thousands was added.
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THE continued poor performances of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) National Waterways Festival, known as the 'National' has forced the association to end the event.
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