The Independent15d
The best holidays to book for April 2025, from Greek beach breaks to Wiltshire narrowboats
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on ... Make your leisurely way along the Kennet & Avon Canal (Getty Images) Take in all the sights and scents of spring from the vantage ...
Irish Sun7d
Woman crushed to death between narrow boat and side of canal after falling in as husband helplessly watched
Margaret Billings, 78, became trapped between the narrow boat and the quayside of Kennet and Avon Canal in Devizes, Wiltshire on June 27 last year. Margaret died after becoming trapped between a ...
Daily Mail8d
Woman was crushed to death between a narrow boat and the side of a canal after falling in while her husband of 51 years was bringing vessel closer, inquest hears
Margaret Billings, 78, was trapped between the narrow boat and quayside of the Kennet and Avon Canal in Devizes, Wiltshire, after falling in while her husband was bringing the vessel in to be moored.
Daily Mail7d
Retired chemist, 78, was crushed to death in front of husband of 51 years after she fell from boat into canal, inquest told
Margaret Billings, 78, was trapped between the narrow boat and quayside of the Kennet and Avon Canal in Devizes, Wiltshire. Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner's Court heard Mrs Billings died soon after ...
Daily Post Wales9d
North Wales woman dies after falling from canal boat during family holiday
Margaret Billings, 78, was trapped between the narrow boat and quayside of the Kennet and Avon Canal in Devizes, Wiltshire. Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner's Court heard Mrs Billings died soon after ...
Cleveland.com5d
Living history through waxworks at Avon Middle School
AVON, Ohio – Youngsters at Avon Middle School brought their knowledge of history to life by creating living waxworks of historical figures to showcase Black History Month. The popular annual ...
PBS23d
The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action
Economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the canal’s history and the facts surrounding its operation. President Trump has made repeated claims about the Panama Canal since returning to ...
Star-Gazette22d
Crime, Chaos, Craziness on the Chemung Canal: Historian to share 'darker side' of canal
Local historian Gary Emerson will present “Crime, Chaos, and Craziness on the Chemung Canal” at the Schuyler County Historical Society's Talkin’ History program. The presentation will cover ...
cnycentral27d
Everson hosts a revival of Erie Canal history 'At Waters' Edge'
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal turns 200 this year, giving three New York artists occasion to meditate on its history ... overlaying them with his own images to create composite scenes ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston9d
Avon, Massachusetts, man held without bail in mother’s death
THE AVON FAMILY HOME YESTERDAY TURNED INTO A CRIME SCENE. THADDEUS IS ACCUSED OF FATALLY STABBING HIS MOTHER, 53 YEAR OLD ASTRID JOSEPH, IN THE KITCHEN OF. THEIR NICHOLS AVENUE HOME, LYING FACE ...
Artnet News3d
A Famed Painting of Venice’s Grand Canal Is Reattributed to a Precocious 16-Year-Old
A painting in the Wallace Collection long-considered a Canaletto has been reattributed to Bellotto, a nephew who studied in ...