A question asked yesterday in the Commons by Valerie Vaz, Shadow Leader of the House: We know that the Government are committed to the environment, because they said so in their 151-page document “A Green Future”, but amazingly, that document … Read More
BY PAUL SEAMAN ON JANUARY 25, 2018 The government is delaying a decision on Third Energy’s fracking plans at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire until the company has filed its latest accounts. Under the Infrastructure Act, the Business Secretary has … Read More
BY RUTH HAYHURST ON JANUARY 25, 2018 Opponents of plans by IGas to test a gas well in Ellesmere Port stood to applaud Cheshire councillors this evening when they unanimously rejected the company’s planning application on climate change grounds. The … Read More
BY RUTH HAYHURST ON JANUARY 17, 2018 Council planners in Lancashire have said Cuadrilla’s revised traffic scheme for the proposed Roseacre Wood fracking site is still unacceptable. In a report published today, they recommended that the county council continued … Read More
BY RUTH HAYHURST ON JANUARY 12, 2018 The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, said this morning it estimated fracking would begin between April and June this year. It said it had finished drilling a vertical pilot well at the Preston New … Read More
BY RUTH HAYHURST ON JANUARY 10, 2018 Two Conservative MPs in Lancashire are objecting to Cuadrilla’s updated traffic plans for another fracking site near Blackpool. Mark Menzies, who represents Fylde, said: “Cuadrilla Resources’ proposed Roseacre Wood site must not be … Read More
BY RUTH HAYHURST ON JANUARY 9, 2018 Opponents of plans by IGas to test its well at Ellesmere Port say more than 2,200 people have objected to the scheme, due to be decided later this month. IGas has applied to … Read More
Anti-fracking campaigners mark one year of work and protests at Lancs shale site BY RUTH HAYHURST ON JANUARY 5, 2018 Photo:Refracktion Over 250 people were reported to have joined a rally at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site today to mark a … Read More