Green Flag: Macclesfield waterway in first canal award

A Cheshire waterway has become the first canal to be given a Green Flag Award by Keep Britain Tidy.

The 26-mile Macclesfield Canal has been given the accolade, along with 239 parks and green spaces across the North West of England.

The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards the best parks and gardens in the UK, based on eight criteria.

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