Archaeologists say they hope a dig on an abandoned canal in Somerset will help solve a 150 year-old mystery. An excavation is to take place on the Chard Canal, known as the Chard Arm, which joined ...

Visitors will still be welcome during the works The reservoir was constructed on the River Isle in 1842 to provide water for Chard Canal, which closed in 1868. It was later purchased by South ...

Nearly £1m will be spent in the coming months on strengthening Chard Reservoir to protect local communities from flooding. Chard Reservoir was originally constructed on the River Isle in 1842 to ...

Chard Reservoir was originally constructed on the River Isle in 1842 to provide water for the Chard Canal, which closed in 1868. South Somerset District Council purchased the reservoir in 1990 and ...

Archaeologists say they hope a dig on an abandoned canal in Somerset will help solve a 150 year-old mystery. An excavation is to take place on the Chard Canal, known as the Chard Arm, which joined ...

Up to £991,000 will be spent on the major scheme, which includes building a low wall along one section of the reservoir to reduce the risk of it failing Nearly £1m is to be spent to strengthen a ...

The reservoir was constructed on the River Isle in 1842 to provide water for Chard Canal, which closed in 1868. It was later purchased by South Somerset District Council, who turned it and the ...