A NUMBER OF WATERWAYS have been reopened after their closure.
And the navigations open to boating, Keith Gudgin reports.
Stort
The Stort reopens today, Wednesday, after the repair to Tednambury Lock 4.
This was yet another paddle failure that closed the lock with the rod snapping on the bottom of the offside paddle and stuck in the gate.
A repair has now been undertaken.
Leicester Section
The Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal was closed between Aylestone Mill Lock 39 and St Mary's Mill Lock 40, Leicester, through low water.
This closed the pounds to navigation.
It is now reported that water levels have been restored and the navigation is now open.
LATEST—still closed we are informed.
Bradley Arm (Old Main Line)
It was a factory fire that closed the Bradley Arm with polluted water entering the canal with a large amount of coal dust settling on the waterway.
The incident has now been sorted by a trust's team and the navigation reopened.
Northampton Arm
It was lack of water between Lock 14 and Lock 15 that closed the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal on the 7th April..
But water levels have now been restored and the waterway now reopened.