MartinC

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Memory of carrying the cassette alongside all the coffee drinkers to the Elsan at the end of the cafe (don't know how to get the accent on my keyboard!)

I use these, as a sacrificial link, leaving the screw part not fully tightened

"with the intention to reside" If the act is drafted in this way I can see lots of income for our legal friends. Also, off topic, but some are talking about the question of open access land. The National Coastal Path legislation creates all land between high tide and the Path as OA land but excludes houses, gardens, parks and commercial buildings.

Harecastle tunnelkeepers now require you to show that your horn is working before entry. Follows various problems as you need to sound it as emergency signal in tunnel.

Talking Pictures is also, free, on Freeview 81

Staffordshire Council Local Plan has some very stiff policies about loss of employment sites and this location is not on their Brownfield Land Register. It also reflects Stone as a "canal town", so loss of facilities would be against council policy. Can I suggest that we need to keep a watch on planning applications, particularly as there are already sufficient Part 2 sites allocated for local housing in Stone so any prospective housing developer could not use this loophole. Staffordshire Council Local Plan has some very stiff policies about loss of employment sites and this location is not on their Brownfield Land Register. It also reflects Stone as a "canal town", so loss of facilities would be against council policy. Can I suggest that we need to keep a watch on planning applications, particularly as there are already sufficient Part 2 sites allocated for local housing in Stone so any prospective housing developer could not use this loophole.

Any survey result to have basic credibility needs to indicate the number of potential participants and the percentage of replies. Without that "69% of respondents" means absolutely nothing.

After the last lot of flooding the Water Act 2014 included provision for Unitary and County Councils to become Sustainable Drainage Approval Boards for all new developments of 10 houses or more. Lobbying by the big developers persuaded the Secretary of State that these were just "red tape" and they were never established, except in devoluted Wales where they work very well. Result: the maintenance of surface water drainage on new estates, including the roads, is solely in the hands of the developers as, with no Approval Board and the local water companies "declining" the responsibility there is nobody else to carry the can. Remember maintenance is for the life of the estate, a bit longer than the life of some developers! A local estate of 40 odd affordable houses has stood empty for over two years with surface water drainage problems because there was no Approval Board.

Regretfully this could be a shot in the foot. CaRT relies on government grant to balance the books. Governments like KPIs.

CRT are making this very complicated. As previously mentioned only a very small amount of the over tunnel "towpath" is a public right of way This is to the other side of the main road, away from the building site. Therefore a TTRO is not relevant. This is, essentially, a land dispute between CRT and Orbit. The Council could be involved if Orbit are not sticking to the "agreed details and timetable" According to the planning file of Daventry Council, Orbit Homes have had extensive consultations with CRT and the planning permission includes: Condition Prior to the commencement of development, a detailed scheme of investigation in relation to the Braunston Canal Tunnel shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. This scheme shall identify the precise extent of building exclusion zones associated with the Braunston Canal Tunnel, establish the location of any construction shafts and identify any measures necessary to protect the shafts and tunnel both during construction and after implementation to minimise the risk of land instability. The scheme shall also include a proposed timetable for the implementation of the works therein, and the scheme shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the agreed timetable. Reason To ensure the safety of the canal tunnel and minimise the risk of land instability. Condition Prior to the commencement of development, precise details of the route, width, construction, and surfacing of the improved boat-horse road / overland towpath, together with the position, structural design and broad informational content of the interpretation boards, and a timetable for the delivery of both the path improvements and the interpretation boards, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The works shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details and timetable.

Came through a couple of days ago. There is now a barrage of absorbant "floats" around the offside foot of Bonehill Road Bridge so this appears to be the source. No longer any slick. All is well on the goose front so RSPB appear to have done well

If you jointly own the boat then the insurance should be in joint names. Our boat is jointly owned and our insurance (with Craftinsure) is in joint names.

But make sure he/she is an independent financial adviser.

Thank you all for your very kind comments and suggestions. Nice to have a subject where, as sometimes happens, the replies do not go off topic or get out of hand! He has now got a girl friend so things are slowly improving. Time seems to be the main healer.

Assuming that the newspaper is correct in saying that it is a burst water main, the water supply company for Kiddderminster area (Severn Trent) have a clear legal responsibility for damage arising. Hopefully CaRT are appointing one of the specialist consultants who deal with this type of event.

Has anybody had experience of using a pheromine diffuser for their stressed out dog? No effect on our dog who is stressed following the death of his sister.

A bit unusual to find this exclusion on a narrowboat policy, but there is always a first time. Craftinsure and many others include lifting on their policy.

Possibly your Parish Council might want to rethink this one. With increasing use of incineration instead of landfill a lot of District/Borough Councils are labelling their ordinary general waste bins as suitable for bagged dog waste and are removing the separate dog bins.