We have gathered some great pubs on the Stourport Ring (part 2) to complement our cruise guide

After spending the first part of this varied Midland circuit amid quiet rural scenery, this month we head through the Black Country and Birmingham before returning to the countryside again

Figures from the Canal & River Trust indicate that Britain's waterways would be free of plastic if every visitor to the canals did this one thing

Ditch the boat and follow the footsteps of King Offa along the ancient earthworks which created Welsh border country. Daniel Parry set out on a four-hour foray in the hills

Why is a highways body supporting a canal restoration to the tune of £4m? We follow the story of the M5 motorway and the 'Missing Mile'...

The Angling Trust and CRT have announced the details of their Let's Fish! angling participation campaign for 2019

How the canals are preparing for the UK's new high speed railway

The death of a young boy who fell from the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct leads Steve to question who is responsible

A possible 'facilities payment' for boaters on London's waterways is among the IWA's proposals for dealing with pressure on the capital's canals and rivers

An inquest into a fatal fall from the aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal in 2016 has recorded the death as 'misadventure'

Canal crimewaves are few and far between but it makes sense to consider a few prudent precautions... and a watchdog on board helps, says Neil Barnett

Vandalism resulting in a flood causing damage to local businesses has resulted in lock hours limits on the L&L

The Great Ouse systsem combines an attractive upper river navigation; a typical straight, wide Fenland waterway; and a whole series of tributaries, all with their own character

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

Stephen Dowsett could have driven and been there in under five hours. Instead he decided to cruise his 45ft trad stern 'Quidlibet' to visit his daughter, starting from the Rivery Wey in Surrey, a return journey of over 600 miles and 300 locks

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

Cruising to the calming clip-clop of a plucky pony pulling the packet boat, David Johns finds himself musing over the bright side of liveaboard life

The problem with summer on the canals, even when we have beautiful weather

Many waterways take decades to restore, but here's one which could be completed much more quickly. We look at a new scheme to revive north Kent's Dartford & Crayford Navigation

We follow 37 miles of the River Avon as it flows down from Warwickshire into Worcestershire, passing Mediaeval abbeys and bridges, glorious countryside, and historic Stratford-upon-Avon