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Charity in legal action against Environment Agency over River Wye pollution

The Environment Agency (EA) is being taken to the High Court over claims it has failed to protect the River Wye from agricultural pollution. River Action, an anti-pollution charity, said the EA is allowing destructive levels of nutrients from ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:54

Three arrested on suspicion of murder after missing man ‘fell into river’

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder as police investigate whether a missing man was involved in an “altercation” before falling into a river in Hereford. A man called West Mercia Police at 12.05am on Saturday and said his ...

29 Jul 2023 at 20:28

Missing man who fell into river after ‘altercation’ is named

A man who fell into a river prompting police to arrest three others on suspicion of murder has been named. Sean Day, 29, fell down an embankment and went into the River Wye near Victoria Bridge in Hereford, in the early hours of ...

02 Aug 2023 at 11:09

Organic chicken manure is polluting River Wye, court hears

The excessive spreading of chicken manure on farmland is leading to the pollution of the River Wye, a court heard. Anti-pollution charity River Action is seeking a judicial review against the Environment Agency (EA) after ...

20 Oct 2023 at 10:22

Agency denies failing to stop farmers from polluting major river, court told

A government agency denies failing to stop farmers from polluting the river Wye, a court has heard. Anti-pollution charity River Action took the Environment Agency (EA) to court for a judicial review this week, claiming ...

08 Feb 2024 at 18:23

Government agency failed to protect major river from chicken waste, court hears

Campaigners have accused a government agency of failing to apply the law and stop excess nutrients from polluting a major river on the first day of a hearing. Anti-pollution charity River Action took the Environment ...

08 Feb 2024 at 09:21

Campaigners take Government to court over farm pollution going into river

Campaigners have taken the Government to court over an alleged failure to stop farmers from polluting the river Wye. Anti-pollution charity River Action took the Environment Agency (EA) to court on Wednesday for a ...

07 Feb 2024 at 18:10

Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline

The River Wye has been downgraded after experiencing declines of important species like Atlantic salmon and white-clawed crayfish. Conservationists are concerned at Natural England’s updated status of ...

30 May 2023 at 15:46

Activists unveil River Wye action plan to counter Government’s ‘vague’ proposals

A coalition of local environmental groups have put forward their own River Wye action plan as they criticised the Government’s “vague” proposals to tackle its pollution and nature loss. The river, ...

23 May 2024 at 00:01

Chicken poo a factor in housing moratoriums, MPs told

Chicken poo is a factor in low housing growth along the England and Wales border, MPs have heard. Poultry farming creates “significant challenges” for the River Wye, water minister Emma Hardy ...

16 Jan 2025 at 09:46

UK and Welsh governments announce £1m fund to tackle River Wye pollution

The UK and Welsh governments have announced a joint £1 million research initiative for the heavily polluted River Wye. The river, which runs for 130 miles from central Wales to the Severn ...

10 Mar 2025 at 23:00

Labour peer died while swimming in River Wye, police say

Labour peer Lord David Lipsey has been found dead after swimming in the River Wye, police have said. Officers were called to the River Wye in Glasbury on Monday following concerns about ...

03 Jul 2025 at 17:12

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