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Dam allows navigation at Hollowforth Aqueduct on Lancaster Canal

WHAT is described as a monumental effort, including construction of a three-sided dam, by the local Canal & River Trust team, has enabled boaters on the Lancaster Canal to navigate across Hollowforth Aqueduct.

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Published: 03 October 2024

Anderton Boat Lift closed for next season

IT WAS way back in 2001 that the Anderton Boat Lift was brought back into working order.

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Published: 03 October 2024

Fantastic start to Hannah's Hope Charity

THE Hannah's Hope Charity have had a fantastic start at the marina being well supported by Mercians and visitors alike, helping them towards their target.

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Published: 03 October 2024

Not looking good for the Ashton

IT HAS been discovered that the Ashton Canal did suffer what Canal & River Trust call a 'blown' cill on Tuesday.

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Published: 03 October 2024

Putting it right!

Can I correct this news item please, as both a boater and Fly regular? Writes Dave Martin.

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Published: 02 October 2024

Worries over government cut in spending on the Montgomery Canal

A TOTAL of £13.9m in government money was agreed for the £15.4m restoration of the  Montgomery Canal in 2021 but all spending has to be agreed by the new government next March.

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Published: 02 October 2024

Canal to be re-opened mid October

WORK on both the canal and towpath of the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal will start in mid-October.

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Published: 02 October 2024

A very bad start to October

A VERY bad start indeed to October with four stoppages closing waterways on the 1st of October.

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Published: 02 October 2024

New canal-side pub owner scraps car park

THE Shroppie Fly in Audlem on the Shropshire Union Canal has new owners.

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Published: 30 September 2024

Banbury Canal Festival in October

ONCE again Banbury will celebrate its historic canal through its Canal Festival.

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Published: 30 September 2024

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