TPT December 2025

CROCODILE ON THE CUT not all it seemed

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December 22, 2025

A POLICE appeal to find a crocodile dumped in a canal caused a storm on social media – and the mystery was soon solved. The Derbyshire Rural Crime Team first posted on Facebook: “We know this is probably the strangest appeal ever to grace our Facebook page; however, we are appealing for your help in…
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CANAL UNDERINVESTMENT highlighted by canal closure

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December 20, 2025

AFTER a navigation closure notice restricted access to the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals in August, local MP Lisa Smart is now in talks with the Canal & River Trust to explore how similar closures can be avoided in future. The MP for Hazel Grove has already raised concerns in a dedicated Westminster debate, highlighting…
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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Charlotte Hopwood, Seawood Signwriting

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December 19, 2025

A LIFELONG love of arts and crafts, along with a chance meeting at a festival 12 years ago, is what set Charlotte Hopwood on her signwriting journey. Alice Elgie reports… Charlotte shares with me: “I was at Moira Canal Festival helping in the crafty kids tent, but also at the festival was Martyn King, of…
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FARMER FINED for slurry pollution

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December 12, 2025

A FARMER has been ordered to pay £7048 for illegally discharging slurry into a river due to a leaking pipe. Timothy Juckes, 48, of Tredington, near Tewkesbury, pleaded guilty to illegally discharging slurry into the River Swilgate, on November 14 and 15, 2022. He was fined £1086 and ordered to pay costs of £5528.50 and…
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ALAN FIRTH- probably Britain’s best-known waterways artist (part one)

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December 10, 2025

In this first instalment, Tim Coghlan recalls the life and works, and his own personal memories, of canal artist Alan Firth (1933-2012), once described by the IWA as ‘probably Britian’s best-known waterways artist.’ THERE is one signature painting by Alan Firth which really has most of the elements of his canal artist style, technique and…
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DUAL CRISIS and ‘irreversible decline’…

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December 6, 2025

Campaigners warn three quarters of Britain’s canals face ‘dual crisis and irreversible decline’ The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is calling for an urgent government review after issuing a stark warning that 75% of Britain’s waterways are now at serious risk due to a “perfect storm” of chronic underinvestment and escalating climate impacts. The country is…
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REMEMBERING Dinah Hutchinson – founder of the London Canal Museum

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December 4, 2025

The inland waterways community is paying tribute to Dinah Hutchinson (née Burford), a pioneering figure who dedicated her life to preserving the history, heritage and culture of Britain’s canal-working families. Mrs Hutchinson died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, October 4, aged 90, leaving behind a legacy that transformed the way the public understands and…
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£6.46 MILLION Secures Restoration of Stroudwater Canal’s ‘Missing Mile’ After 70 Years

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December 3, 2025

ONE of the UK’s largest and most significant waterway restoration projects has secured £6.46 million in funding, paving the way for the Stroudwater Navigation to reconnect with the national canal network for the first time in over 70 years. Through the Cotswold Canals Connected (CCC) partnership, the stretch of canal between Stonehouse and Saul will…
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