Over 7,000 tonnes of silt have been dredged from the Shropshire Union Canal near Chester to make the canal easier to navigate for boaters. The dredging has taken place on a four mile section of the canal between Salmons Bridge and Hoole Lane Lock with a 6.7m wide, 1.35 metre deep channel being created in . . . → Read More: Dredging helps to keep Shropshire Canal open for navigation