Four years ago the Canal & River Trust launched a last-ditch attempt to revive commercial freight carrying on the larger waterways before it died out completely. How has it fared since then?

More than three thousand people enjoyed the Anderton Boat Lift’s Firework Spectacular on Saturday 27 October

A 1960s amphibious car and numerous canoes and kayaks and other small craft took to the water to mark the opening of the slipway

A further bridge failure in Edinburgh has meant closures in Scotland’s cash-strapped Lowland canals

Two Trans-Pennine routes shut by water shortages reopened in September – but the Canal & River Trust says the Leeds & Liverpool is expected to remain shut until at least the end of October

The Boat Safety Scheme is to be modified next year subject to a consultation

Steve Haywood fights the corner for more diversity in boating

Concerned at those taking risks crossing the Pontcysyllte on the Llangollen Canal, the Canal & River Trust has launched a campaign to encourage people to cross safely

As the canal system continues to suffer the after-effects of the hot dry early summer, we ask the Canal & River Trust what the prognosis is for routes affected by water shortage, and for the longer term future

The Montgomery Canal’s Aston Nature Reserve extension is being built as part of a Lottery-funded restoration project

Following three liftbridge closures on the Scottish Lowland canals, the Scottish Government has provided extra funding – but waterways supporters are not convinced that it will save the system

Following the continued hot and dry weather, the Canal & River Trust announced that a long section of the trans-Pennine length of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal would close until further notice

Rain and thunder may have punctuated the evenings of the Crick Boat Shows, but the days combined fair weather and bright prospects for canal boatbuilders

The Canal & River Trust launched its new logo in May

A new romantic comedy set on London’s canals is coming out in July