One of Manchester’s most iconic stretches of water has been tarnished by a ‘weird’ littering episode.
Yesterday, passersby noticed that traffic cones had been thrown into the Rochdale Canal. However, it was not just two or three of the cones which had been dumped in the waterway by Deansgate Locks.
In total, some 17 cones were lobbed into the water, under the Knott Mill Ironworks Bridge. Now, after the Manchester Evening News raised the issue with the Canal and Rivers Trust — the body which manages the city’s canals — it has confirmed that a clean-up operation is underway.
