A barge moored in Brindley Place Birmingham

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New lock gates fitted as part of the Liverpool Canal Link project

15 August 2008
New oak lock gates are being installed at Mann Island lock within the Countryside and Neptune Development, as part of the £20m Liverpool Canal Link project.

The dirty dozen

14 August 2008
British Waterways is highlighting the 12 non-native species most likely to choke its canals, rivers and towpaths and harm native wildlife, in a bid to encourage the public to think again about the environmental impact of the plants and pets they buy and dispose of.

IWAC publishes its Annual Report

13 August 2008
The Inland Waterways Advisory Council (IWAC) today issued its Annual Report for 2007-08.

All Hands On Deck As Volunteers Tackle Invasive Weed

01 August 2008
Waterways volunteers from British Waterways, Leicester City Council, the Environment Agency, and DEFRA are preparing to join forces to remove an invasive weed from the River Soar in Leicester city centre.

Top Tourist Attraction Scoops National Award for Healthy Eating

29 July 2008
One of Scotland’s top tourist attractions has received a major healthy eating award, after catering staff made more than half the café menu low in fat, sugar and salt.

Going With The Flow - 60 Years Of Public Service

24 July 2008
British Waterways' Annual Report, published today (24 July 2008), has outlined record leisure usage of the waterways and further progress on canal restoration and regeneration schemes.

Denham Culvert Completed

04 July 2008
British Waterways has successfully completed a £700,000 project to repair an historic piece of waterway infrastructure, the Denham Culvert, which carries the River Frays under the Grand Union Canal just north of Denham Lock, near Uxbridge.

Summer Water Safety Sessions On The Grand Union Canal

03 July 2008
With summer getting underway, a group of organisations in West London have joined forces to highlight the importance of enjoying canals and rivers safely in the warmer weather to local children. British Waterways London, Thames 21 and Beauchamp floating classroom are holding activity sessions for pupils from Bentworth, Kenmont, Barlby and Middle Row Primary Schools at Ladbroke Grove on the Grand Union Canal on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 July 2008.

BW Welcomes Select Committee Report

01 July 2008
British Waterways today (1 July 2008) welcomed the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Select Committee's report on waterway restoration as an important contribution to raising awareness of the value of the nation's canals and rivers.

Waterway To Celebrate Britain's First Ice Cream Man

30 June 2008
What do the Regent's Canal, ice cream, and a Swiss-Italian merchant from Victorian times have in common? The answer is to be explored by British Waterways and structural engineers Conisbee as part of the London Festival of Architecture, on Sunday 6 July 2008.