Scottish Canals

Glasgow City Council has been given an update on the progress of the Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership (GCRP), in particular the Canal Action Plan for 2021-26, and to seek support for further work related to project delivery.

Flaws found in the way Scottish Canals recorded and valued its assets meant auditors could not give an opinion on its accounts, according to a new report published by Audit Scotland.

Bigg Regeneration – a joint venture between Scottish Canals and PfP Capital, managed by igloo Regeneration – has submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council for 79 new waterfront homes to be built on the former Diageo distillery at Dundashill.

North west Glasgow’s skyline has been changed forever with the erection of a 30-metre steel mast at Stockingfield junction. The mast is the main supporting pylon for the new £12 million active travel bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal.

The first delivery of steel work has now been fitted on-site at the new £12 million active travel bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal in northwest Glasgow.  The bridge will link the communities of Maryhill, Gilshochill and Ruchill in the city for the first time since the waterway open

The next phase of regeneration of the emerging Dundashill neighbourhood in Glasgow has been unlocked thanks to a strategic land deal agreed between BIGG Regeneration and Scottish Canals.

Scottish Canals has announced plans to reach net zero by 2030 with a £250,000 of green investment into The Falkirk Wheel.

The Winchburgh marina basin was filled with water for the first time last week as stakeholders gathered to mark the completion of the project. Viewed by Winchburgh Developments Ltd, Scottish Canals, engineering firms I&H Brown and Sweco, and members of the Winchburgh community, the filling

A first of a kind collaboration has been agreed between Scottish Canals and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) that will pave the way for a streamlined consent process for routine repairs to historic assets. Under the monumental Section 17 heritage agreement, a significant amount of works

Almost £20 million of improvement works are set to get underway across Scotland’s canals this winter. The capital investment from the Scottish Government will see major works and essential upgrades take place throughout the canal network, safeguarding the heritage assets for the future.

Work on a £1.8 million improvement project at Gairlochy on the Caledonian Canal is set to begin this month.

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

The regeneration of canals and rivers in cities around the world can lead to a decrease in mortality rates in surrounding locations and reducing the gap between deprived and affluent communities, according to new research. In a global first, the study led by Glasgow Caledonian University in partners

Plans for a new footbridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal near Maryhill have been given the go-ahead.

A development of new homes in Maryhill is now complete and has sold out in record time.