IT WAS THE END OF AUGUST that the Caldon Canal was closed.
Canal & River Trust giving the usual excuse of the dry weather, but Roger Baker told that water from the reservoir serving the Caldon was being used by Severn Trent to supply its customers.
So that it could still boast of not having to impose a hose pipe ban for decades.
Still closed
And the Caldon Canal, Keith Gudgin reports today, Wednesday, is still closed.
As Roger pointed out we had been sold out of the water necessary to keep the Caldon open in favour of the North Staffs residents and businesses who can still water their lawns and wash their cars with water diverted from Rudyard to supplement Tittesworth reservoir stocks.
The trust telling it will continue to monitor and review water levels, and will provide updates as soon as there are any changes or further information. In other words, perhaps when Severn Trent has no need for it!