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Worry of breach at Nantwich

There is little doubt that the pound on the embankment at Nantwich [on the Shropshire Union Canal] is loosing water fast, writes Frankie Holmes.

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Published: 08 October 2026

Keadby Rail Drawbridge closed for a month

THE KEADBY RAIL DRAWBRIDGE 83 will be closed for a month in January.

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Published: 08 October 2026

Floating pennywort stops Avon navigation

THE SUN HAS BROUGHT OUT the floating pennywort on the Avon.

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Published: 08 October 2026

Playing 'whack-a-mole' at Whitchurch

SEVERAL WEEKS HAVE BEEN played in sort of 'whack-a-mole' process of digging out soft spots then filling them with stone at Whitchurch, writes Alan Yates.

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Published: 08 October 2026

New Junction Canal reopened in one day

IT WAS LOW LANE Swing Bridge that caused the latest stoppage on the New Junction Canal.

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Published: 08 October 2026

New chapter at Mercia Marina

A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS at Mercia Marina this month as The Promenade reaches completion.

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Published: 07 October 2026

New Junction Canal closed again

THE LOW LANE Swing Bridge on the New Junction Canal is closed.

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Published: 07 October 2026

Narrowboat gutted in fire in Chester

FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED in the early morning of Sunday to a boat fire.

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Published: 07 October 2026

Flight open for one day only

MARPLE FLIGHT ON THE Peak Forest Canal will be open for one day only.

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Published: 07 October 2026

The Crossing of Whixall Moss

I WAS PROMPTED TO WRITE this after reading CRT/Kier were still encountering issues with 'damp spots' in the base of the failed Whitchurch Embankment, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 05 October 2026

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  • So sorry...
  • Irony personified?
  • Now 100 more boats trapped
  • Navigations closed and reopened
  • The Whitchurch embankment failure
  • Two waterways have long term stoppages
  • No access to Ripon Marina—again
  • Base layer of breach completed—then dug up!
  • Movement of boats stopped on the Grand Union summit
  • Straight to the nitty-gritty of the accounts
  • Worry of breach at Nantwich
  • Keadby Rail Drawbridge closed for a month
  • Floating pennywort stops Avon navigation
  • Playing 'whack-a-mole' at Whitchurch
  • New Junction Canal reopened in one day
  • New chapter at Mercia Marina
  • New Junction Canal closed again
  • Narrowboat gutted in fire in Chester
  • Flight open for one day only
  • The Crossing of Whixall Moss

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