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Toddbrook Reservoir will cost £10m to repair

THE failed Toddbrook Reservoir at Whaley Bridge will cost £10m to repair.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Homeless man pushed into canal

A HOMELESS man sleeping by the side of a Birmingham Canal has been pushed into the water by thugs.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Two failures on Monday

TWO failures on Monday closed two navigations, though one was reopened the following day.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Broken lock needs new gates

THE stoppage at the Grand Union Canal Lock 71 at Kings Langley has proved worse than first discovered.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Red diesel consultation launched

THE government has launched its consultation on the uses of red diesel and boaters can have their say.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Lock repair did not last a day!

BOTH mechanical locks at Sawley on to the Trent failed and were repaired on Monday morning.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Only darkness at the end of the tunnel

I CAN only apologise for the doom-ridden title but I am afraid this is how I see things canal related at this moment, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 20 July 2020

Huddersfield Narrow drained by university

Regarding your report on the usual “Narrow” problem, we were stranded above lock 1E when travelling up to Standedge Tunnel in June 2017.

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Published: 20 July 2020

Another Grand Union lock closure

ADDING to the closure of Ivinghoe Lock (32) on the Grand Union Canal comes notice of another with 'structure failure'.

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Published: 20 July 2020

Victor: Quick change of mind

A VERY quick change of mind indeed at closing the Trent & Mersey to upgrade a towpath.

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Published: 19 July 2020

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