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No bids for IWA HS2 plans

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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Published: 24 October 2013

Marina access charges

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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Published: 24 October 2013

A bad decision

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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Published: 24 October 2013

Hope for the future

Wonderful piece written by Orph about hope, perseverance, enthusiasm and just generally getting down to it, writes Geoff Low.

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Published: 24 October 2013

Date for L&L opening

THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton, where it has breached, will reopen for navigation on Thursday 21st November.

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Published: 24 October 2013

No cash for shared owners

AFTER entering receivership some three years ago, OwnerShips, the boatshare company, was dissolved on 16th October, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 24 October 2013

Big projects can be completed

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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Published: 21 October 2013

Sharpness Docks dredged

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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Published: 21 October 2013

Marinas failing

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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Published: 21 October 2013

End of the 'National'

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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Published: 19 October 2013

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