The annual increase in boat licence fees for 2020 has been set by the Canal & River Trust

Yorkshire's Aire & Calder Navigation is finally set to go ahead with long-awaited plans for large commercial freight barges

Richard MacKenzie embarked on a litter-pick running the entire length of the Oxford Canal

The soft stone suffered from weathering and vandalism - and it proved difficult to source a replacement

Problems with leakage on the Macclesfield Canal have led to a winter stoppage being brought forward

Waterways maintenance company The Rothen Group has warned that the explosion in duckweed is threatening marine life and is calling for a sustainable solution

A five-year programme to create England's first coast-to-coast canoe trail has been completed

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the opening of Lock 15 of the Woolsthorpe flight on the Grantham Canal following rebuilding by volunteers

The investigation into the causes of the dam spillway's failure is getting under way

As the investigations into the high-profile dam emergency get under way, we speak to the Canal & River Trust's Head of Asset Management Julie Sharman about the possible causes and consequences of the failure

A new transport corridor to connect the HS2 high speed railway to Derby may scupper the Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust's plans to reopen the Derby Canal, unless a more expensive option for the link is chosen

The CRT has launched its 'prospectus for London', highlighting the ways that its waterways can contribute to "good growth, prosperity and wellbeing"

A navigable but badly silted former canal reservoir near Birmingham is receiving funding for dredging and other improvements

The historic 'Tom Pudding' tug Wheldale is under threat of being sold off after the closure of the Yorkshire Waterways Museum

The diesel engine could be on the way out for canal boaters if the Government carries its recently launched plan through to its conclusion