A charity has been awarded £200,000 to help it restore a historical part of the canal network. The funding for Lichfield and ...

Increasing numbers of canals in the West Midlands are closing, due to a lack of water. The Canal and River Trust has warned that dry conditions were causing problems at a number of locks, including ...

Narrowboat owners have been disrupted, and some stranded, by low water levels after parts of the West Midlands canal network ...

Once upon a time, Spaghetti Junction represented a future of speed, grace and ease. A newspaper article from May 1972, ...

Birmingham canals’ tow-paths have been greatly improved and it is now possible to ride the 14 miles between Wolverhampton and Birmingham on surfaced tow-paths.

Slow travel is drawing Americans to Britain’s canals, where boats drift at walking speed to Stratford, Bath and Edinburgh.

A frightened hound has been rescued after he became stranded on one of Birmingham's frozen canals. The brown canine was found stranded after he had wandered onto an iced-over canal in Tividle this ...

Revised plans for a new urban village near Birmingham city centre have been submitted to the city council, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

A mum magnet fishing in a Birmingham canal was stunned to pull out a treasure trove of 60-year-old love letters. Shirley Elmore was scouring the Grand Union Canal with her son when she found a bundle ...

Ozzy was more than a music legend — he was a son of Birmingham,” said an official in the English city. “We know how much this moment will mean to his fans.” ...