Repairs are now under way to Newport's disused canal network
Work has started on repairs to Newport canal, pictured here near Polly's Lock
Contractors have been hard at work tackling the eroded banks and dangerous pegs along the canal from the Edgmond basin towards the A41 as part of Telford & Wrekin Council's Pride investment in Newport. A spokesperson from Telford & Wrekin said:"WM Longreach have managed to fit in carrying out the canal bank erosion works earlier than they planned so are on site this week, starting at the Edgmond end.
"We need to ensure that the water is kept at a height we think is appropriate as the outlet has had a bricks and material put in it on a few occasions to raise the water level, thus putting more pressure on the banks and causing erosion as water pours over it.
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