Only guillotine lock for 2,000 miles gets refurbishment
The Canal & River Trust is undertaking major maintenance and repair works on its only guillotine lock.
CCTV to stop canal bridge hit and run
CCTV is being installed on a canal bridge in Kidderminster in a bid to catch hit-and-run drivers causing damage to bridges across the UK.
Birmingham marks a new era for the waterways
As management of the waterways changed hands in Birmingham today, John Willats looks back on what came before.
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Only guillotine lock for 2,000 miles gets refurbishment
The Canal & River Trust is undertaking major maintenance and repair works on its only guillotine lock.
Read the full storyFull report: CCTV to be installed on Midlands canal bridge
CCTV is being installed on a canal bridge in Kidderminster in a bid to catch hit-and-run drivers causing damage to bridges across the UK. Some bridges across the Midlands are up to 200 years old and it costs thousands to repair them/
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Kidderminster canal bridge first in country to get CCTV
Historic canal bridges that are being damaged by hit and run drivers are now being monitored by CCTV. The first camera in the country has gone up near Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
The Canal and River Trust says it needs the footage so it can trace drivers to pay for repairs, which total £1 million a year. David Viner is from the Trust.
CCTV to save our national treasures
CCTV is being installed on a canal bridge in Kidderminster in a bid to catch hit-and-run drivers causing damage to bridges across the UK.
CCTV to stop canal bridge hit and run
CCTV is being installed on a canal bridge in Kidderminster in a bid to catch hit-and-run drivers causing damage to bridges across the UK.
Read the full storyPrince Charles speaks about launch of Canal and River Trust
Prince Charles has been speaking about today's launch of the Canal and River Trust.
He has previously been involved in canal heritage, working with the Shropshire Union Canal Society on the restoration of a seven mile stretch of the Montgomery Canal.
He is the Canal and River Trust's patron.
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Birmingham marks a new era for the waterways
by John Willats
As management of the waterways changed hands in Birmingham today, John Willats looks back on what came before.
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