For those sick of the rat race, living on a canal boat could be seen as the ideal chance for a more tranquil existence. But while you escape the stresses of a commute or office, you'll need a ...
In the last boater census, conducted in 2022 by the Canals and Rivers Trust (CRT), a charity, there were about 35,000 boats on canals in England and Wales, up by a third in the past two decades.
If you happen to be walking along the towpath on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal, just between locks four and five and not far from Meadowhall Shopping Centre, you will come across an impressive piece ...