Nantwich Town councillors have called on the Canal & River Trust to make urgent repairs to Nantwich Aqueduct.
The 200-year-old structure – designed by Thomas Telford – was badly damaged when a heavy farm vehicle crashed into it in 2021.
Nantwich’s fascinating canal history is now told on new interpretation panels unveiled next to Thomas Telford’s historic aqueduct.
Known as ‘The Gateway to Nantwich’, the aqueduct was recently restored by the Canal & River Trust charity.
An artistic pupil from Malbank School has won the Nantwich Mayor’s annual Christmas card competition.
Emily Roberts themed her card on the Nantwich Aqueduct in her festive design.
Thousands of drivers have been caught up in traffic gridlock around Nantwich once more as roadworks coincide with major route closures.
Cheshire East highways has allowed BT engineers to set up roadworks on the busy A51 at Reaseheath.
Work to repair and restore Grade ll listed Nantwich Aqueduct will begin on September 14.
The £200,000 restoration project, which will take eight weeks, is being paid for mostly by public donations of £135,000 to the Canal and River Trust.
A campaign to save and relocate Nantwich Signal Box has been boosted by a potential new site.
Bosses at Nantwich Marina have now come forward with a proposal to move the structure to their site near Nantwich Aqueduct, off the A534 Acton Road.
Planned restoration work to Nantwich Aqueduct has been postponed to avoid disruption for local businesses in the summer.
The delay will also allow more funds to be raised to carry out additional repair work to the landmark spanning the A534.
Nantwich Aqueduct is set to undergo a £200,000 overhaul after councillors agreed to part-fund the project.
A £20,000 contribution by Nantwich Town Council will mean the Canals and Rivers Trust could start the work as early as March 2015.
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