By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town superfan Paul Dean has gone the distance for a great cause – quite literally!
Paul successfully completed an incredible 46.6-mile run from the Swansway Stadium in Nantwich to Sporting Khalsa FC’s Aspray Arena in Willenhall, West Midlands.
Canal bosses say safety gates on a section of Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich will work in the event of a breach.
They say the emergency gates at bridges 91 and 92 on the canal above the town are designed to stay open but are not in a fixed position.
By Jonathan White
The popular Audlem Lass boat service is making waves once again – raising thousands of pounds for the RNLI.
The volunteer-run service is back running on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays from 10am to 5pm.
A man is due in court today after a 20-hour stand-off with police on a canal boat in Nantwich.
The drama began at 2am on Friday (August 1) and forced police to close the canal and towpath until an arrest was made just before 10pm that day.
By Jonathan White
Engineers are carrying out investigations on the embankment of the Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich.
The work is taking place between the Nantwich Aqueduct over Chester Road and Bridge 92 near Nantwich Marina, and is being carried out by Arcadis on behalf of the Canal & River Trust.
By Jonathan White
A section of Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich is to be temporarily closed to walkers to allow for structural investigations.
The towpath will be closed and moorings suspended along the affected section for up to six weeks, the Canal & River Trust notice says.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for up to 29 holiday lodges at a marina site near Nantwich have been recommended for approval.
Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina Limited wants to change the use of agricultural land so the lodges and a manager’s cabin can be provided on the site, which is on the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.
Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich has unveiled new “glamping” and camping pitches on its 100-acre site.
Breaks can now be booked in the countryside surroundings of the marina alongside the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Canal & River Trust has unveiled a new free guide to “Places to Visit in the North West” including several in South Cheshire.
It has maps, information about visitor facilities and free activities, and ways to get the most out of visiting the region’s canals and rivers.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans have been submitted for holiday lodges at Aqueduct Marina near Nantwich which would create 14 new jobs.
Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina Limited has applied to Cheshire East Council for permission to change the use of agricultural land so up to 29 holiday lodges and a manager’s cabin can be provided on the site.
The owners of the Olde Barbridge Inn near Nantwich are to close the pub at the end of September, they have announced.
The popular canalside pub in Barbridge, off the A51, will shut after Sunday September 29.
An investigation into a vandalised canal lock in Audlem is continuing in what the Canal and River Trust labelled a “serious incident”.
It’s feared yobs vandalised the tail gates if lock 10 on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Canal boat traders will be gathering in Nantwich in November and December to stage a Christmas floating market.
Members of the Roving Canal Traders Association (RCTA) will run the market on the embankment of the Shropshire Union Canal Canal in Nantwich.
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