Phil Rushton wrote... >From: "Martin Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> A farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence following damage >> caused to the bank of the Rochdale Canal, which had kept the western >> half of the canal closed for two months. >> >> You can read BW's statement here: >> http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/news/rochdale01.htm#castleton5 > >I see there was no mention of recovering the £150K damages. >Thanks for keeping us up to date, Martin. > I have heard nothing of that. Also, the sentence, as I understand it, is for breaching the injunction against causing further damage to the bank, and has nothing to do with any balance beam sawing, which may have been done by someone else entirely.
According to the local paper, someone of the same name is in court next week charged with allegedly assaulting police officers after someone apparently attempted to remove the new piling along the canal bank with some machinery. -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
