The Latest Breaking News from River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people seeking mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to river

Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

River’s condition said to be declining as Wildlife Trusts calls for action from government on farming pollution

A large amount of organic manure has been spread over the land to facilitate the poultry industry's rapid growth near the River Wye, which as a result, has lead to a substantial increase in levels of phosphorus in the soil

Welsh Water is investing £3.6m to remove phosphates from the treated wastewater in the river

The 45-year-old’s body was recovered from the River Wye in Lancashire on Sunday.

Mother of two Nicola Bulley, 45, disappeared on January 27 from a footpath near the River Wye which police believe she fell in - although they admit she may have left via a path

Diving group Specialist Group International (SGI) have been searching "large areas" of water in the River Wye after being drafted in by police this week, with experts admitting the case is "baffling"

Campaigners urge leading poultry producer Avara Foods to fund reparations for pollution from its chicken farm suppliers