THE TRUTH ABOUT: The river wye - The Untold Story

Family pay moving tribute to ‘loving boy’ who died during Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip

His body was located following a search including a mountain rescue team and the fire service

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Family’s tribute to ‘loving’ teenager who died on Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip

Umar Dumbuya, a teenager from London, tragically died after entering the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys, last week while participating in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. His family released a tribute through Dyfed-Powys Police, expressing their heartbreak and describing Umar as a 'loving boy' whose death has left a…

The Independent UK · Jul 7

College student, 18, drowns during Duke of Edinburgh expedition in Wales

Emergency services were called to the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys, after it was reported an 18-year-old had entered the water and could not be found

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Thousands bring UK’s biggest-ever environmental pollution legal action claim over River Wye

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

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

I visited an off-grid cabin near Hereford with my husband to rekindle the art of conversation

Can going without wifi in the forest help two frazzled parents reconnect? Emilee Tombs heads to Hereford to find out

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025

Labour peer found dead after swimming in River Wye, police say

Labour Peer Lord David Lipsey has been found dead after swimming in the River Wye, police have said

The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2025

Labour peer died while swimming in River Wye, police say

Lord David Lipsey previously worked as a journalist and Downing Street adviser.

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

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.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025

Welsh Water fined over mystery sewage dumps in River Wye

Welsh Water was unable to explain two sewage discharges into the River Wye

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

All we wanted was to protect the River Wye from pollution. Now we’re stuck in a catch-22

To protect our local river we had to prove it was being used for swimming. But that, bizarrely, is the reason we were rejected, says author Oliver Bullough

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024