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MYSTERIOUS: Canal river trust org - What They Never Told You

Canal volunteers clean UK’s deepest lock in West Yorkshire

Tuel Lane Lock, on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, lowers and raises boats almost 20ft.

Evening Standard

Canal network’s ‘ecological footprint’ mapping shows its value for nature

Canal & River Trust publishes report on the impact historic canals have on people, nature and places.

The Independent UK

Cooking oil used in takeaways 'deliberately dumped' in London's Grand Union Canal

Thousands of litres of cooking oil have been dumped in the water, says the Canal and River Trust

Evening Standard

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Bill Bailey and Tony Robinson among stars launching anti-plastics campaign for Canal and River Trust

14 million pieces of plastic end up in rivers and canals every year

Evening Standard

Calls to limit boat traffic to protect wildlife on restored Welsh canal

Conservationists say boats with propellers could destroy floating water-plantain on Montgomery canal

The Guardian - UK

Plans being drawn up to salvage sinking boat in Canning Dock

A plan is currently being organised to salvage the boat, first built in 1937

Liverpool Echo

Fish passes give endangered twaite shad chance to swim up River Severn and spawn

Return of one of one of Britain’s rarest fish confirmed after DNA found in water samples above fish passes

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Bird flu: Swans and geese found dead in London canals amid major avian flu outbreak

‘It’s terrible - we are seeing dead carcasses all the time’, says river worker

Evening Standard

Woman left traumatised after falling into canal she thought was a patch of grass

Alex Niang, from London, was visiting Walsall, West Midlands, when she fell into a notorious basin of water which looks "exactly like grass", and has urged the council to take action

Daily Mirror

'Extreme temperatures' leads to destruction of wildlife at Nottingham canal

A number of fish and birds were spotted lifeless in the water

Nottingham Post

Boy, 16, dies after getting into difficulties swimming in heatwave

A 16-year-old who had just finished his GCSEs has died after getting into difficulties while swimming in Wakefield during the heatwave, West Yorkshire Police has announced.

Evening Standard

Honour for lollipop man who helped generations of kids get safely to school

For 23 years dedicated lollipop man Arthur Snellgrove helped children cross the road safely

Liverpool Echo

Canary Wharf launches new open water swimming venue in heart of Docklands

Swimmers will be able to take to the waters in the old Middle Dock where ships once set sail

Evening Standard

Car flips onto roof on road where speed limits 'can't be enforced'

A resident has called for measures to be introduced as the joyriders continue to terrorise the neighbourhood

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More than two years after Whaley Bridge's near-disaster, £15m work finally starts on its ailing dam

More than 1,500 people were evacuated from the Derbyshire town in August 2019 when torrential rain led to fears the dam wall could come crashing down

Bristol Post

Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection

The removal of the statue came days after the toppling of Edward Colston in Bristol

The Independent UK

Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection

The bronze statue was removed days after the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.

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