Torrential rain caused Greater Manchester's Bridgewater Canal to burst for the first time since 1971, flooding nearby fields. Homes in Manchester, Stockport, Wigan, and Bolton were evacuated due ...

The devastating impact of the collapse of the Bridgewater canal near a small town has been laid bare. One side of the canal embankment imploded near the village of Little Bollington, on the edge ...

The Bridgewater Canal was built by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater to transport coal the ten miles from his Worsley mines to Manchester. The canal was completed in 1761, halving the ...

A NEW exhibition exploring the impact of the Bridgewater Canal breaches will open in Lymm this weekend. Lymm Heritage Centre, on Legh Street, has announced that it will be opening an exhibition about ...