Press Releases & News Items

23 October 2020

Railway Bridge Inspection near Broxburn

Third party works on behalf of Network Rail will be undertaken on the Union Canal near Broxburn on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th November.…

20 October 2020

Work starts on new landmark canal bridge in North Glasgow

Work has now started on a new £12 million active travel bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal in northwest Glasgow. The bridge will…

12 October 2020

Landmark milestone reached in the North of Glasgow

Today, Scottish Canals has officially opened Garscube Bridge and Panmure Gate Link in the North of Glasgow, connecting communities at either side of the…

09 October 2020

Scottish Canals Uncovers Nessie Food in Fort Augustus

Scottish Canals has discovered a batch of food, believed to have once been given to the Loch Ness Monster. Dubbed ‘Nessie food,’ a container…

01 October 2020

Winter Works at The Falkirk Wheel

Please note that The Falkirk Wheel will be closed to navigation and boat trips from Monday 2nd November to Friday 27th November 2020 to…

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24 September 2020

Enjoy a Journey Like No Other With Scottish Canals

Scottish Canals promises a “journey like no other” thanks to the introduction of a new online booking system for boaters. Following a successful pilot…

22 September 2020

Scottish Canals Launches Ambitious New Three Year Vision

Scottish Canals has today launched its Corporate Plan for 2020-23, which sets out the vision for the organisation over the next three years. Scottish…

11 September 2020

Crinan Canal Winter Works 2020/21

The Crinan Canal will partially close for winter works from 17:30 on 23/10/2020 and will reopen at 08:30 on 01/04/2021. During this closure, the…

28 August 2020

Statement on Magnet Fishing

Richard Millar, Scottish Canals’ Director of Infrastructure, has issued the following statement on magnet fishing; “Scotland’s canal network is a 200-year-old working heritage structure.…