A stretch of a canal which has not been properly used by boats for over 80 years is due to reopen. Grantham Canal was used to transport toilet waste from Nottingham to farms in the Vale of Belvoir ...

The canal opened in 1797 as a cost-effective method of transporting coal from Nottingham to Grantham, before rail travel took over. A large unnavigated section of the canal running through Lady ...