Victory in sight for canal scheme

A 40-year battle to breathe new life into the historic Shrewsbury and Newport canal looks set to end in victory thanks to a six-figure-sum cash injection, it was revealed today. A 40-year battle to breathe new life into the historic Shrewsbury and Newport canal looks set to end in victory thanks to a six-figure-sum cash injection, it was revealed today. Telford & Wrekin Council is remaining tight-lipped about the exact size of the funding but it is believed to be a six-figure sum. It will be used to buy the stretch of the canal, warehouse buildings and the basin at Wappenshall, near Newport. Members of Telford and Wrekin Council's ruling cabinet last night agreed to stump up the money to get the restoration ball rolling.