Rumour has it…
… that Sally Ash has had three written warnings from her employer British Waterways, one of them for signing some fraudulent expenses claims from a member of staff. ….that Robin Evans and some other...
View ArticleBW is becoming a charity – what does this mean for boaters?
Most of us will have heard by now that BW is going to become a “Third Sector” organisation, in other words a charity. At least, that is what the government and BW want. There are two important...
View ArticleBW admit trying to price liveaboards out at Lea and Stort consultation meeting
On March 1st and 2nd, BW were faced with packed halls of angry boaters as they held public meetings to ‘discuss’ the proposals for the Lea and Stort Navigation. It was clear that BW thought they could...
View ArticleBW directors to get bonuses for move to charity
A look at the BW Directors’ targets for 2010-2011 (obtained in a Freedom of Information request) shows that three of the eight executive directors of BW are likely to get bonuses for achieving the move...
View ArticleBW AGM 13th October – book your place now!
The BW Annual General Meeting is on Thursday October 13th at The Bond Company, 180 -182 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5SE at 10.30am to 3.30pm. BW is a public body and members of the public...
View ArticleLords cross-examine BW directors
Five liveaboard boaters attended the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee on 24 April, to observe Robin Evans, the BW Chief Executive; Nigel Johnson, BW’s Legal Director, and...
View ArticleCRT declines to withdraw derogatory statements about boaters without home...
CRT Chief Executive Robin Evans has responded negatively to the boaters’ complaint which we published below about the content of Trustees’ briefing TT06. He has declined to end the use of the term...
View ArticleCRT threaten our web site with libel
This web site’s Editor received a letter from CRT recently threatening to take court proceedings for libel against the web site because of statements made in articles revealing and commenting about...
View ArticleRobin Evans resigns
CRT has announced today that its Chief Executive, Robin Evans, is to resign in May this year. This follows the voluntary redundancy of Technical Director Jim Stirling and the announcement last year...
View ArticleGoodbye Robin Evans
CRT has appointed a new Chief Executive, Richard Parry, who has held senior positions in the railways including in First Group, London Underground and Transport for London. Former CEO Robin Evans...
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