Welcome to my page — I’m James, a narrowboat enthusiast and renovator! Since 2020, I’ve been restoring classic canal boats, starting with Sloe Patrol, a 50-year-old 43ft Springer Narrowboat with a ...

I write to you with a heavy heart and a deep sense of urgency. News has surfaced that Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia, directed by Greta Gerwig, may feature a female voice ...

The boss of a boat hire company has said his business is being severely affected by a lack of water in the local canal network. Earle Wightman, managing director of Heritage Narrow Boats in Scholar ...

Earle Wightman says it will take a long time to refill the canal where his business is located The boss of a boat hire company has said his business is being severely affected by a lack of water in ...

The police announced today (Friday) that they have concluded the investigation into the murder of Daniel Aslan, a 22-year-old former soldier from Kfar Hitim in the Lower Galilee, who was killed last ...

Looking to escape? Here’s a recent trip local readers took to Wales. Check it out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were ...

Despite it being August, it never felt busy or loud, and we were often one of only a few boats on the waterway WHAT is it about boats that’s so irresistible? Not giant, lumbering cruise liners or the ...

WHAT is it about boats that’s so irresistible? Not giant, lumbering cruise liners or the cross-channel ferries — but put me on a sailboat, a rowing boat, even a pedalo carved like a swan, and I’m ...

A crane and truck had to be hired after Mikron Theatre’s progress was halted by a closure to the canal system in Oxfordshire due to the prolonged hot weather (Picture: Marianne McNamara/Mikron Theatre ...

A couple who sold their three-bedroom house to live on a narrowboat full time have revealed all about their lifestyle. Paul and Anthony Smith-Storey opted to ditch land for life on the canal back in ...

‘Living on a narrowboat has taught me a lot about the value of taking things slowly and looking for the simple pleasures in life’ - John Lawrence At the start of the year, I began living on a ...