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12th August 2010 The closure of the Leeds- Liverpool canal has had a severe effect on businesses . A 64-mile stretch of the canal from Gargrave to Wigan was closed for boating last Monday, August 2. British Waterways blamed the closure on the driest first six months of the year since 1929. But since . . . → Read More: Business is down as Leeds-Liverpool canal closes 26 July 201026 July 2010 Jake Berry Rossendale and Darwen, Conservative asked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether British Waterways plans to compensate a boat owners and business owners affected by the temporary closure of a stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Richard Benyon Parliamentary Under Secretary of . . . → Read More: British Waterways: Compensation for Closed Waterways Wednesday 21st July 2010 Lancashire Telegraph * By Peter Magill » Burnley chief reporter TOURISM bosses have pulled the plug on a popular boating festival due to the closure of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal because of the drought. The annual gathering at Reedley Marina was due to go ahead in September but British . . . → Read More: Popular Pendle boat festival sunk by drought 13th Jul 2010 With some of the worst drought conditions for 100 years British Waterways has today announced that it is taking the highly unusual step of partially closing a canal in the North West. The planned closure of almost half of Britain’s longest man-made waterway – the 127-mile long Leeds & Liverpool Canal . . . → Read More: Drought forces partial closure of Leeds & Liverpool Canal BW has to manage water supplies very carefully to ensure the reliability of the system during the busy summer months. An essential part of this work is the gathering of accurate data at key locations and BW will be carrying out planned ‘site trials’ at key locations over the summer and into the autumn . . . → Read More: Water resource investigations The first phase of consultation is now closed. BW’s works planners and waterway engineers are busy working through the feedback on version one of the plans and aim to publish version two at the end of June. The comment facility on www.waterscape.com/proposed-stoppage will then be re-opened for feedback on the revised programme up until . . . → Read More: Update on winter stoppages consultation |
During the WWII Britain's gold reserves were secretly transported by canal barge to Liverpool, before being shipped to Canada #canalfactoid
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