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Not just closures through lack of water

ALAS THERE ARE STILL closures other than those caused by lack of water.

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Published: 18 July 2025

Planted hedge is dead

The repair of the breach near Cowley Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal has been very recently completed, writes John Allen.

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Published: 18 July 2025

'Leak' closes Shropshire Union Canal

IT WAS THE SIGNIFICANT loss of water overnight on the Shropshire Union Canal that has closed the navigation.

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Published: 18 July 2025

Hire companies suffering with boats trapped in closed canals

HIRE COMPANIES TELL that their boats are trapped in the sections of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between closed flights.

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Published: 17 July 2025

Macclesfield and Peak Forest flights to be closed

CANAL & RIVER TRUST advise that both the Marple Flight on the Macclesfield and the Bosley Flight are set to be closed.

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Published: 17 July 2025

Water can be unpredictable tell Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

THERE WERE TWO WOMEN who had to be rescued from the Trent at Gunthorpe Lock on Tuesday.

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Published: 17 July 2025

Canal water quickly lost to the river

THE CHEDDLETON LOCKS on the Caldon Canal are now closed to navigation.

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Published: 17 July 2025

The sun didn't always shine...

I detect that there is an impression among some of today’s boaters that the sun always shone when BWB was in charge of the canal system, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 17 July 2025

Canal Hub wins Green Flag number 9

THE CHESTERFIELD TRUST is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Hollingwood Hub for the ninth year in a row.

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Published: 17 July 2025

Grounding advice from River Canal Rescue

RIVER CANAL RESCUE is warning boaters about the risks of grounding after receiving 40 plus calls in a six weeks period.

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Published: 16 July 2025

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