It was requested by the Labour MP for Monmouthshire, Catherine Fookes, to highlight the issue of agricultural pollution.

In Monmouthshire, Ms Fookes highlighted the plight of rivers like the Wye and the Usk, where phosphate pollution has led to ...

Catherine Fookes, MP for Monmouthshire, led a Westminster Hall debate on the issue, highlighting the decline of the UK's rivers, particularly the Wye and Usk in her constituency. She said: "This ...

Agricultural pollution in rivers has led to a halt on housing in areas along the border between England and Wales.

Work in the Tywi River SAC catchment will help prevent riverbank erosion, boost river water quality, and improve livestock management and ...

Over the last 20-30 years, river pollution and habitat loss have taken their toll on our only native crayfish. The tributaries of the Usk and the Wye are real enclaves for these lobster-like creatures ...

She added: “Water bodies such as the River Wye and the River Usk in Monmouthshire face significant challenges due to agricultural run-off from intensive poultry farming, leading to high phosphat ...

It is groups like them which have brought the UK’s appalling river health into sharp focus. Their data published in 2024 uncovered areas of the Usk being pumped into directly by Welsh Water from ...

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "agriculture". Here is a selection of the photographs we ...