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Reassurance on the future of the Bridgewater
The Bridgewater Canal Company has acted swiftly to reassure waterways enthusiasts about the future of the canal, following the breach at the Dunham Embankment on New Year's Day.
Peter Parkinson, managing director of the Bridgewater Canal Company, says the long-term future of the canal is safe.
“We fully intend to repair the breach, and investigations have begun into methods and timescales,” he told WW. “Emergency dams have restored water levels and refloated all affected boats, and we are supporting boaters. In the meantime the company is looking at assisting passages…
18 February 2025
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Change at canal guide publisher
Michael Pearson, chief compiler of the eponymous Canal Companion inland waterways guide books for the last 44 years, is retiring. Publication of the series is…
02 April 2025
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Generous gesture from Norbury Wharf
Shropshire Union boatyard Norbury Wharf, which is active in reviving horseboating, recently made an impressive donation to a nearby horse charity.
The boatyard tea rooms…
02 April 2025
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Angel Canal Festival stalwart honoured
On 26th March Islington Council unveiled a plaque on the Regent's Canal to honour the late Beryl Windsor – one of the organising stalwarts of…
02 April 2025
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From 16 to 29 storeys – Gas Street Basin tower plans grow
A developer has radically redesigned plans for a canalside tower block in Birmingham’s Gas Street Basin.
The original proposal, to demolish the old warehouse and…
01 April 2025
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Lancaster Canal reopens after breach repair
The Canal & River Trust has reopened the Lancaster Canal to boaters following a £1.6m project to repair Hollowforth Aqueduct.
The canal breached last year…
01 April 2025
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Now the Macclesfield Canal is breached
Access to the northern canals has become even more problematic after a culvert collapse on the Macclesfield Canal on 28th March.
The leak, just above…
01 April 2025
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Trio of familiar titles acquired by new waterways publisher
Three familiar waterways-related publishing imprints – Heron Maps, CanalBookShop and the Muddy Waters children’s canal book series – have been acquired by a new company…
21 March 2025
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All-summer stoppage on Worcester & Birmingham
An emergency investigation on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal looks like turning into an all-summer stoppage, after Canal & River Trust engineers closed Tardebigge Top…
13 March 2025
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Manchester Ship Canal key to new Old Trafford stadium build
Manchester United FC’s recently unveiled plans to build the biggest football stadium in the UK have the potential to provide a huge boost to the…
13 March 2025
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London Canal Museum opens 600th anniversary exhibition
Over the years the start of the British canal era has variously been attributed to the Romans (the Fossedyke, in this month's cruising guide), the…
12 March 2025
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