The Canal and River Trust will raise boat licence fees by 4.85% from April 2026 to support essential maintenance and fund its Better Boating Plan.

From ancient waterways to the modern Panama Canal, locks remain one of the most ingenious engineering systems ever built.

The Canal and River Trust will raise boat licence fees by 4.85 from April 2026 to support essential maintenance and fund its Better Boating Plan.

Travel editor Amanda Statham went on a narrowboat holiday with her family in Shropshire, who were shocked to discover there was no Wi-Fi.

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

It's been 55 years since a terrible and tragic explosion turned the Manchester Ship Canal into a 'river of fire'.

There can be few activities more soothing for the soul than a trip down one of Yorkshire’s waterways on a canal boat.

That's because on Saturday, November 29, coinciding with the town's light switch-on, Middlewich will be hosting its very first 'Christmas on the Canal' event.

The Canal and River Trust has warned it is likely Foxton Locks will need to close again due to low water levels. The locks, in Leicestershire, were closed temporarily on 29 July due to low rainfall, ...

Last week, two 3-tonne lock gates arrived on the Regent’s Canal, to be craned into place near the Islington Tunnel.

Th Incline Plane is a proposed system for connecting Winsford Bottom Flash to the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.

A guide to low-cost family days out has been launched by a canal charity. The Canal & River Trust, the UK's largest canal charity, has published a free guide titled 'Places to Visit in the South West' ...