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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 · Mar 3, 2025

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 · Jan 6, 2025

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 · Feb 29, 2024

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 · Oct 5, 2022

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 · Jul 27, 2022

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

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

Nottingham Post · Jul 26, 2022

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 · Jul 12, 2022

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 · Jul 12, 2022

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 · Jul 11, 2022

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

Liverpool Echo · Jun 27, 2022