Greater Manchester’s narrowboaters on the lure of a life on the water
Narrowboat living has never been more popular – 15,000 people live on England and Wales’ waterways, and it seems the
The top 10 places to visit with your team when the sun is shining
It’s a rare occurrence to see the sun shining over a normally gloomy Manchester, which is why so many Mancunians are quick to make the most of the warm weather.
‘It will escalate’: Castlefield residents frightened by new homeless community
Residents of the Castlefield conservation area in Manchester city centre have expressed their concerns after the latest homeless commune sprung up this week under a bridge adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal.
Our History: Salford schoolkids create opera celebrating UK’s first canal
Kids from six Salford primary schools are combining their efforts to perform an opera about the history of the UK’s first canal and the key role the city’s waterways have played in the growth and industrialisation of the country.
Moo-ve it! Exhausted cow rescued after being trapped up to neck in Worsley canal overnight
A young cow was rescued from Bridgewater Canal in Worsley yesterday morning after being stuck up to its neck in water for hours.