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Victor sees that Toddbrook Reservoir is being repaired after six years

THE RESERVOIR AT WHALEY BRIDGE that provides water for the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals, collapsed in August 2019, and caused numerous stoppages.

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Published: 30 August 2025

Man dies in flooded boat

A MAN WAS DISCOVERED unresponsive and submerged in water on his narrowboat on the Oxford Canal.

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Published: 30 August 2025

Gloucester Docks premiere floating staircase show

THERE IS DEFINITELY something different taking place at Gloucester Docks this weekend.

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Published: 30 August 2025

Two bridges back in action

TWO BRIDGES THAT WERE out of action for boaters have been repaired.

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Published: 30 August 2025

Still no Customer Service Facility at Hawkesbury

THERE IS STILL NO Customer Service Facility at Hawkesbury Junction.

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Published: 30 August 2025

Why is this water wasted?

A BOATER HAS ASKED why in this time of acute water shortage is it being wasted in Chester on the Shropshire Union?

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Published: 29 August 2025

Demolished wall causes Stratford Canal water shortage

About 20 years ago, alas in the BW days, someone decided to demolish the wall between the GU and a short Stratford Canal pound. writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 29 August 2025

Should boater pay if prevented from moving?

WHEN BOATERS HAVE their boats stranded on drained canals they obviously cannot move.

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Published: 29 August 2025

Visitors desert Foxton Locks

EVEN THOUGH THE TRUST advertised 'come and explore Foxton' it was deserted, surrounded by steel fencing.

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Published: 29 August 2025

Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Wigan could be blocked for weeks more

A HUGE AND COMPLEX civil engineering project in Wigan is showing no sign of reaching a conclusion after a water main burst underneath the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, writes I Dugald Campbell.

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Published: 29 August 2025

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  • Well known landmark to be demolished

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