“I think people are used to narrow boats, whereas ours is an old Yorkshire cold barge, it's a lot bigger. “We’ve still got the old chipped steering wheel, but we've disconnected it because a ...

People are being offered the opportunity to travel on former working barges in East Yorkshire as part of heritage open days. Visitors will be able to learn about the vessels in a floating museum ...

Commercial barges have been banned from a canal in West Yorkshire after a spate of fish deaths were recorded. The Canal and River Trust (CRT) said in just one incident last month dozens of fish ...