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Rochdale Canal branded an 'eyesore' as draining reveals disgusting scenes underneath the water

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Mancunians have branded the Rochdale Canal an “eyesore” after the grim reality of what lies on the bottom of the busy city centre waterway has been exposed.

Masses of junk has been revealed on the stretch of the waterway between Canal Street and Oxford Road after it was drained last month for maintenance work to take place.

The Canal and River Trust is carrying out essential repairs to this section of the busy canal network, as well as conducting a huge clean-up operation.

Pictures show chairs, traffic cones, road signs and beer bottles as just some of the items Mancunians have disposed of in the water.

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