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British Waterways Welcomes Government Review Endorsing BW's Vision

29 March 2005
British Waterways welcomes today's publication of the findings of the Government's five-yearly review of BW, which recognises the important contribution thriving canals and rivers make to local communities, boaters and other waterway visitors and users, and supports BW's aim to become largely self-sufficient.

Thriving Waterspace Reopens In Heart Of Edinburgh

29 March 2005
The continued transformation of Scotland's canals took another major step forward today.

Peak Forest Canal-Bugsworth Basin Officially Re-Opens

26 March 2005
Bugsworth Basin, on the Peak Forest Canal, re-opens to navigation today (Saturday 26 March) after major restoration works, costing £1.2 million.

Update On The Waterways Ombudsman Committee & New Ways Of Consulting With National User Groups

23 March 2005
BW's Openness & Accountability consultation proposed, amongst other things, changes to the way we consult nationally, by having more meetings with user group representatives in any year and involving a wider range of user groups.

Operation "Towpath Tidy" Hits Milton Keynes

22 March 2005
Milton Keynes' canalsides are to receive a special spring clean and get spruced up in time for Easter, as part of a national clean-up operation by British Waterways and partners.

Plaque Unveiled To Celebrate Tunnel Bicentenary

22 March 2005
The 200th anniversary of the opening of Northamptonshire's Blisworth Tunnel was marked yesterday (Monday 21 March), with the unveiling of a special plaque at the tunnel mouth in Stoke Bruerne.

Operation "Towpath Tidy" Hits Banbury

22 March 2005
Banbury's canalsides are to receive a special spring clean and get spruced up in time for Easter, as part of a national clean-up operation by British Waterways and partners.

Operation "Towpath Tidy" Hits Oxford

22 March 2005
Oxford's canalsides are to receive a special spring clean and get spruced up in time for Easter, as part of a national clean-up operation by British Waterways and partners.

Operation "Towpath Tidy" Hits Watford

22 March 2005
Watford's canalsides are to receive a special spring clean and get spruced up in time for Easter, as part of a national clean-up operation by British Waterways and partners.

Top Waterway Destination Scoops Major Award

22 March 2005
The imaginative regeneration of a popular waterway destination on the Llangollen Canal receives national recognition.