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A total of 12,908 people have signed up to the real-life interactive physical activity Beat the Street Burnley game

Go even wilder for Beat the Street Burnley!

Stay safe around water

Canal charity asks people to enjoy the waterways safely during warm weather

Canal & River Trust volunteers

Call for volunteers in North West to help wildlife by keeping canals alive

Edisford Bridge, near Clitheroe

"Poor" water quality at newest outdoor swimming site - E coli found

Canal and River Trust rate this scene - No3 Autumn on the Lancaster Canal.

Lancaster Canal voted UK's third most scenic waterside setting

Booms donated to the Trust, Louie Ramsden and Lauren Gower

Big 'socks' to be placed in Lancashire's canals - here's what they're for

Weevils will be introduced to Lancaster Canal where they will banquet on the thick carpet of azolla covering its surface (Credit: Canal & River Trust)

Thousands of tiny beetles released into Lancaster Canal to remove water fern

This lovely scene, titled Reflections of the Lancaster Canal, was taken on a January morning by reader Bob Graham.

Canal and River Trust launches podcast about canals and benefits of visiting the...

The drained section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Wheelton

Section of canal in Chorley is drained as £15m winter makeover programme continu...

The Lancaster Canal & River Trust team which led on the Lancaster Canal Green Flag application by the Lune Aqueduct: from left: Ben Armytage, Antony Bush, Angela Parkinson Green and Anna Barlow.

Green Flag Award for Lancaster Canal

The rainbow bridge crosses the Lancaster Canal at Ashton Basin in Preston

Canal bridge painted in rainbow colours in honour of Preston's keyworkers

The Lune Embankment on Lancaster Canal.

Lancaster Canal's Lune Embankment re-opens after £1.5m repair project

Lock 59 of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Chorley (Photo: Canal and River Trust/Google)

This is why the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Chorley will be drained for six wee...

Thousands of weevils will soon be introduced to Lancaster Canal in Preston to feed on the azolla that is currently choking the waterway.

This is why thousands of tiny beetles are to be dumped into Lancaster Canal in P...

A plant called water fern (Azolla filiculoides), an invasive non-native species, is responsible for the sand-like appearance of Lancaster Canal in Preston.

This is why a stretch of canal has turned a strange brown colour in Preston

The team at work on Lancaster Canal.

Tonnes of duck weed removed from Lancaster Canal
A layer of weed described as '˜green porridge' has invaded Lancaster Canal posing a threat to wildlife.
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Dredging work taking place on the Lancaster Canal. Photo: Canal & River Trust

Massive dredging works to start on Preston's canal network

What lurks at the bottom of the canal? Â© Mike Poloway

VIDEO: What lurks beneath the surface of the canal?

Lancaster Maritime Museum

‘Waterway’ to kick off the school holidays

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