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Emergency services withdraw canal search

Emergency services have  withdrawn their searches of the Birmingham &  Wolverhampton Canal.

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Published: 07 January 2026

Three navigations awaiting completion

THERE ARE THREE NAVIGATIONS that still require a solution before work can begin.

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Published: 07 January 2026

Hurleston locks frozen!

THE COLD WEATHER has had its effect on the waterways with a number of locks frozen.

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Published: 05 January 2026

End of year before Whitchurch breach repaired

THE CAUSE OF THE DRAMATIC FAILURE of the canal on the Whitchurch Arm of the Llangollen Canal is being investigated.

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Published: 05 January 2026

Foxton Flight paddle repair not successful

THE REPAIR TO THE BROKEN PADDLE on the Foxton Flight has not been successful.

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Published: 05 January 2026

Bird flu decimating the swan flock on the Avon

SINCE THE START OF DECEMBER 35 swans have been killed on the Avon, it is understood, by avian influenza (bird flu).

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Published: 05 January 2026

Victor tells what a year that was!

AND WHAT A YEAR INDEED with the navigations at a virtual stand-still came the summer.

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Published: 03 January 2026

More space on the Montgomery for rare plants

RARE AQUATIC PLANTS are to be given space to thrive along the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 02 January 2026

Getting the breach boats to safety

IT WAS RIVER CANAL RESCUE that were charged with the removal of the stranded boats caused by the Whitchurch breach on the 22nd December.

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Published: 02 January 2026

Damaged by vandals?

'There are lies, dammed lies and statistics' is a phrase that was popularized in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 02 January 2026

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