Holiday boating is back on Britain’s canals and rivers - and it looks set for a belated summer boom

Some businesses that enrich our waterways may not survive the lockdown

The waterways are gradually coming back to life after the Coronavirus related lockdown

With the extended lockdown period due for review soon after this issue appears in print, it is not known how long restrictions on canals and towpaths will continue

Boat licensing for craft on the formerly free-to-navigate Middle Level Navigations will come into force soon

This striking new bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal in Glasgow has been given the go-ahead

Two reports have been published about last year’s structural failure at Toddbrook Reservoir

We found out how the badges will help disabled members of the boating community

The Inland Waterways Association’s challenge gets people exploring off-the-beaten-track locations along the canals

The flight on the North Oxford Canal looks set to notch up yet another year as CRT’s busiest

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

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

Don’t miss the boat on a rare opportunity to turn your passion into a successful career. Graham Wharmby enjoyed pleasure boating for 15 years before moving to France and taking the plunge to build a successful Boatshed brokerage.

We have gathered 10 great pubs to visit along the River Wey Navigation

The Wey & Arun Canal Trust is enlisting the help of 1,000 tiny bugs to help control an invasive water fern which can threaten other canal life