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Police divers closed off Chirk Tunnel for about two hours during the latest canal search as a part of an historic murder investigation. Sign Up to our digest of the biggest court cases heard in ...

Walk in a nutshell Starting from the border town of Chirk with the its medieval castle, you head to the Llangollen canal, part of the Shropshire Union canal (known locally as the "Shroppie").

A body found in a canal yesterday has been confirmed as a woman in her 80s from Chirk. She was pulled from the water close to the Poachers Pocket pub on the Chirk Road just before noon yesterday. The ...

Police believe a body found in Chirk canal is that of a missing man. West Mercia Police confirmed that they believe the body of Kevin Fleckney, 57, from the Chirk Bank area, was found in the canal. He ...

An idyllic canal cottage within a World Heritage Site has been placed on an at-risk register. Cartref, one of the guardians of Chirk Aqueduct, is reportedly on the verge of sliding into the River ...