Epic battles with "monster salmon" and ingenious ways to catch eels are some of the stories of the River Wye that have been recorded and preserved, says the woman behind the project. Historian ...

Salmon stocks are under threat and the Wye & Usk Foundation is trying to improve the water quality of the Wye and Usk to encourage salmon and other species back to their natural habitat.

Local groups Save The Wye, Friends of the River Wye, CPRE Herefordshire and Wye Salmon Association unveiled a series of actions to restore the river to health at the Hay Festival on Thursday.