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It is now 19 years since Anderton Boat Lift was reopened following a £7 million refurbishment project. The Canal and River Trust, which operates the lift, expects it will soon be time for more work to take place to keep the historic lift in working order. Ani Sutton, destinations and attractions manager, said: "The boat lift is due to have a major maintenance programme, which means it could be out of operation for a prolonged period of between six to 18 months. "The lift structure needs repainting, the control system upgrading and the hydraulic ram cylinders, which support the two ca...

Cllr Bob Cernik (left) says the infrastructure is needed following recent housebuilding THREE options are on the table for a new bridge linking Winnington and Barnton – and the bill could rise to more than £20 million. Cheshire West and Chester Council has been working with Cheshire and Warrington local enterprise partnership (LEP) to find a long-awaited solution for traffic congestion at the historic Winnington Swing Bridge over the past two years. A strategic outline business case for a new, movable crossing over the River Weaver has now been completed, with three possible options ...

Overview of North West and Border Esk byelaws North West and Border Esk byelaws apply to anyone fishing with a rod and line for salmon, trout, coarse fish, eels, smelt and lamprey. They apply to all waters within river catchments that flow into the Irish Sea northwards: from and including the River Mersey catchment, including the River Weaver and River Gowy catchments to and including the Border Esk catchment, including that area of the Border Esk in Scotland Principal river catchments include the Weanatinalver, Mersey, Ribble, Wyre, Lune, Kent, Leven, Crake, Duddon, Esk (Cumbria), Irt, Calde...

Overview of national and local angling byelaws The byelaws outlined in this guide are legally enforceable rules for freshwater fishing with a rod and line across England. National fisheries byelaws apply to all waters in England. They also apply to the Border Esk and those tributaries that are in Scotland, but exclude the River Tweed and its tributaries. England is divided into 6 byelaw areas for angling purposes. National byelaws apply to all of these areas. Each byelaw area has its own set of supplementary byelaws. Within these byelaw areas, some byelaws apply to the whole area, whereas oth...

BBC News Published image captionPeter Higson's house in Weaverham was inundated with water in January Residents of a Cheshire village deluged by the recent Storm Christoph say they are "shocked" they will not receive relief grants for their damaged homes. But it has emerged homes in the area do not qualify for grants of up to £5,000. A government spokeswoman said it had considered "severity, duration and impact". Peter Higson's home was among the 31 houses affected in Weaverham and Acton Bridge. 'Slap in the face' Describing the ordeal, he said: "You just put things as high as you can. Put ...