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  • Focus on reliability as trust steps up support for boaters

    Focus on reliability as trust steps up support for boaters

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    With more boats taking to the waterways as the better weather arrives, the Canal & River Trust is renewing its pledge to do more to tackle the issues most important to boaters. THE trust is encouraging people out on the cut to report faulty paddles, spots that need more dredging, places with overgrown vegetation and…

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  • Red weather warning across canals

    Red weather warning across canals

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    A message from the Canal & River Trust With temperatures forecast to hit 38-40 degrees across parts of the country on Wednesday and Thursday, the Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for extreme heat. We’re asking everyone on the water to take extra care and help protect yourselves, others and the canal…

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  • Canal & River Trust marks six months of progress on Whitchurch breach repairs

    Canal & River Trust marks six months of progress on Whitchurch breach repairs

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    Waterways charity Canal & River Trust is marking six months since the significant breach on the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch, reflecting on the extensive programme of works already completed and outlining the next steps to repair the damage. Since the incident in December 2025, engineers from the Trust and its infrastructure partner Kier, have developed…

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  • WIGAN CANAL REOPENS after water main burst

    WIGAN CANAL REOPENS after water main burst

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    Boats have returned to cruising the seven-mile Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Wigan following its closure in August caused by a burst water main. Engineers from the Canal & River Trust worked closely with United Utilities, which owns the damaged main, to complete a bespoke repair to the canal bank between…

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