The M5 reopened on Sunday night although the towpath remained closed between Dargan and Fortwilliam.

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The incident happened as officers, responding to a call, made their way along the Duncrue towpath.

BBC: M5 alert

Mr Bebbington was found on a towpath in Ditherington last September and died in hospital, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

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The tunnel will also create a 13-mile (21km) loop between Bath and Midford via the canal towpath in the city.

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"We will be doing the work when the canal is closed between October and March and the towpath will remain open, " said Mr Higham.

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The existing bridge in Woking town centre and a section of the canal towpath will be closed from 23 April to allow construction to start.

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Some of my favourites include the fields around Guildford Cathedral, Windlesham Arboretum, Lightwater Country Park, Frimley Lodge Park and the Basingstoke Canal, and the Thames Towpath.

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Cheshire Police are warning motorists to avoid the areas around the Trent and Mersey Canal in Dutton and Middlewich, after it breached and parts of the towpath broke off.

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"A litter sack was dumped in the towpath near Lisburn and a couple of ladies saw the gentleman leaving the sack and they went over and lifted it, " she said.

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Work includes raising the towpath on Russell Road to protect adjacent housing and creating a new earth embankment at Northcroft Park to protect the nearby housing estate, and the town centre.

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