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Victor asks how long it takes for contractors to 'develop a plan to repair'?

IT WAS back on  the 13th December that a broken cill closed the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 11 January 2025

Shardlow Inland Port Festival cancelled

THE WELL known Shardlow Inland Port Festival has been cancelled for this year.

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Published: 10 January 2025

Trent still in flood

TODAY, Friday, flood warnings remain active on the Trent after a week of floods.

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Published: 10 January 2025

Canal oil spill kills kingfisher

A SUNKEN dredger that was left spilling oil into the Stroudwater Canal was responsible for the death of a popular kingfisher.

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Published: 10 January 2025

Winter weather tips from River Canal Rescue

WITH HEAVY rain, flooding, winds, ice and snow causing problems for vessels, River Canal Rescue managing director, Stephanie Horton advises how to reduce the likelihood of winter damage:

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Published: 10 January 2025

Be prepared—for electric

LOOKING to the future, Oxford is installing electricity hook-ups for boats on the Oxford Canal in the city.

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Published: 09 January 2025

Further flood alert on Thames

A FLOOD alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the lower navigational Thames.

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Published: 09 January 2025

Six weeks to clear trees

IT WAS THE 11th December when fallen trees closed the Shropshire Union Canal at Woodseaves Cutting.

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Published: 09 January 2025

RCR opens new training facility

RIVER CANAL RESCUE is opening a new training facility at its Staffordshire HQ, offering maintenance and electrical courses for boaters and in-depth engineering-based sessions for marina and boat yard staff.

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Published: 09 January 2025

Action plan to help those caught in Bridgewater breach

AN ACTION plan has been brought in to help those affected by the Bridgewater Canal breach.

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Published: 08 January 2025

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Latest

  • Disused Shardlow restaurant could be new hotel
  • Suspended prison sentence for couple throwing dog into canal
  • Another problem for the trust
  • Too hot for the bridges
  • Protecting the Erewash Canal water
  • Calder & Hebble Navigation reopened
  • Rushall Canal still closed
  • Hoping to enable trapped boats to escape
  • Row between boaters and householders
  • Don't get stung!
  • Sound of music comes to canalside café
  • Ashing lock to save water
  • Another problem keeps Severn lock closed
  • Volunteers rally to tackle aquatic weed on the waterways
  • Lack of water closing navigations
  • Pressure from IWA on the trust to reopen the Anderton Boat Lift
  • Too many stoppages
  • Sadly no Montgomery Canal Triathlon this year
  • Red weather warning across canals
  • Site has been compromised

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