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Storm Christoph leaves further trouble in its wake
Aside from havoc on the River Weaver and Shropshire Union Canal, January's Storm Christoph caused assorted further damage, mostly in the North West.
Near the…
13 February 2021
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Improvements at Titford Pools will welcome boating festivals
The final phase of restoration work has begun at Titford Pools, the BCN's summit level in Oldbury, following the completion of dredging (WW January).
The…
12 February 2021
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Progress claimed on London Mooring Strategy
The Canal & River Trust has provided an update on the work done for its London Mooring Strategy, designed to alleviate the overcrowding on the…
11 February 2021
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Another grant for Tooley's
The Tooley's Boatyard Trust, set up last year to preserve and develop the historic site in Banbury with an initial grant of £50,000 from Historic…
11 February 2021
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HS2 withdraws objection to Chesterfield Canal restoration plans
When Chesterfield Canal Trust submitted proposals for the next stage of restoration from Staveley to Renishaw (WW Sept 2020), it quickly received an objection from…
09 February 2021
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Viking Marine creates new dry dock at Goole
A new floating dry dock will join the facilities available for narrow- and wide-beam boats at Goole, East Yorkshire.
Viking Marine, situated at the start…
08 February 2021
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Classic lock cottage at heart of plans to revive Avon through Evesham
The Avon Navigation Trust has begun a campaign aimed at restoring the striking A-framed keeper's cottage at Evesham Lock, and creating a new riverside Volunteer…
08 February 2021
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Future of Braunston Stop House still uncertain
The Canal & River Trust has issued a statement about the future of the Stop House at Braunston, nearly a year after it was temporarily…
05 February 2021
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Breach closes the Shropshire Union
Storm Christoph managed to claim another waterways scalp on 20th January, after a breach of the Shropshire Union Canal between Lock 10 (Wharton's Lock) and…
01 February 2021
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Weaver suffers second ‘100-year flood’ in 15 months
Storm Christoph, which struck on 21st January, caused widespread flooding and damage on the inland waterways, and particularly affected the Weaver Navigation.
Some of the…
27 January 2021
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Work starts on Aire & Calder repair
Work has begun on repairing the Aire & Calder after a breach near Sykehouse Junction on 20th December.
A rapid overnight response, including the dumping…
21 January 2021
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