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Volunteer lock keepers help save life of canal towpath cyclist

QUICK-THINKING VOLUNTEERS and staff from Canal & River Trust sprang into action to help save the life of a canal towpath cyclist who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest near Bingley Five Rise Locks in West Yorkshire.

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Published: 06 June 2025

The cost of no maintenance

THE FAILURE of Warehouse Swing Bridge 187 yesterday makes seven such failures from April.

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Published: 06 June 2025

Boaters assisted through Macclesfield Canal repair

THE TRAPPED BOATERS wanting to pass through the repair of the leaking Macclesfield Canal were all successfully assisted through this week.

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Published: 06 June 2025

Walsall Canal re-opened yesterday

THE CONTAMINATED Walsall Canal was finally reopened yesterday, Wednesday.

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Published: 06 June 2025

Fifty years of Shrewsbury, District & North Wales branch


THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Shrewsbury, District & North Wales branch of The Inland Waterways Association in Ellesmere was attended by members from across the branch area.

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Published: 06 June 2025

Three closures and one open

THERE HAVE BEEN three waterway closures over the last couple of days.

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Published: 05 June 2025

Grantham Canal Society hold volunteer induction session

SHOULD YOU BE interested in getting more involved with the volunteering side of the Grantham Canal Society.

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Published: 05 June 2025

Body pulled from Rochdale Canal

A BODY HAS been discovered in the Rochdale Canal in Manchester with the emergency services then called.

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Published: 05 June 2025

No waterway access from or to the Midlands and the North

THE CLOSURE OF THE rail bridge at Keadby means there is no navigation between the Midland and Northern waterways whatsoever.

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Published: 05 June 2025

Contractors still working to stop the latest 'leak' on the Macc

THE LEAK THAT occurred on the Macclesfield Canal at the end of May has not been rectified.

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Published: 05 June 2025

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