Call to save river after 'decades of neglect and degradation'

RESIDENTS and campaigners have teamed up to call on the Welsh Government to rescue a river before potential environmental collapse.

- BRUCE SINCLAIR

The River Cleddau flowing through Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire

(Rob Browne)

The petition on Pembrokeshire County Council's website is demanding urgent action to rescue the River Cleddau.

The e-petition launched by James Harrison-Allen states: "We call on Pembrokeshire County Council to create and enact a Clean Rivers Policy to restore the Cleddau to good health after decades of neglect and degradation.

"The Cleddau flows through the heart of Pembrokeshire, including our county town, and is the foundation for Pembrokeshire's prosperity. The river is failing, and we need to act now to save it from irreversible decline."