Police investigate after fracking rig vandalised, report says
Police are investigating after a drilling rig was vandalised at a facility near Chesterfield, a news report said.
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Construction begins at fracking site in Lancashire, Cuadrilla confirms
Construction work has started at a controversial fracking site in Lancashire, energy company Cuadrilla has confirmed.
Cuadrilla starts work on Lancashire fracking site
Construction work has started at a controversial fracking site in Lancashire, energy company Cuadrilla has confirmed.
Green group says controversial fracking leaflet probe dropped
Friends of the Earth (FoE) said yesterday that the UK’s advertising regulator had dropped a case into a leaflet it produced on fracking.
Activist granny carried shoulder-high by anti-fracking campaigners after avoiding jail
Anti-fracking campaigners have cheered a crusading grandmother who escaped jail after failing to comply with a court order over a £55,000 legal bill.
‘Unattractive’ shale industry won’t take off in UK, analyst says
An analyst at Douglas Westwood has predicted that fracking will not turn into a thriving industry in the UK.
Cuadrilla profits drop by almost $18m on fracking hold-up, filings show
The UK's leading shale gas explorer has reportedly seen a drop in profits of almost $18million for the year 2015.
Updated: Government gives green light for fracking at Lancashire site
The Government has given the go-ahead for fracking at a site in Lancashire, overturning the county council’s decision on the scheme.
Fracking for gas better than importing, says Cuadrilla boss
A fracking boss has insisted drilling for gas is better than importing it as the Government prepares to rule on two sites in Lancashire.
Fracking: Your questions answered
What is fracking? More properly known as hydraulic fracturing, fracking is a process in which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas or oil trapped within it.
Video: Farmer sprays manure at Emma Thompson in fracking protest
British film actress campaigner Emma Thompson's fracking-free bake-off was interrupted yesterday - by an angry farmer spreading manure.
Emma Thompson in fracking-free bake-off
British actress Emma Thompson has joined forces with her sister to protest against fracking in England.
Shale driller pleads for chance to frack under UK’s Las Vegas
The future of Britain’s shale gas industry hangs on a small exploration company that’s been stymied by protests, earth tremors and bureaucracy convincing the government to give it another chance to drill a giant deposit near England’s biggest tourist resort.
Fracking hearing told decision not about “rights or wrongs”
Cuadrilla has told a hearing a decision to refuse fracking was not about the “rights or wrongs” of shale gas extraction. A five-week hearing has begun in Blackpool after the energy company decided to appeal a refusal to frack in a number of licences. Representing the company, Nathalie Lieven QC, told the inquiry that the appeals over the two sites concerned applications relating to the exploration of onshore natural gas through hydraulic fracking of shale rock or related monitoring works.
Cuadrilla appeal against Lancashire fracking applications begins
An appeal by energy firm Cuadrilla has begun as it seeks to gain permission for fracking at two sites in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla five-week public inquiry to begin into Lancashire licences
A public hearing is expected to begin tomorrow examining two applications by Caudrilla Resources to drill as many as eight exploratory wells in the Bowland shale formation.
UK Government to decide on Cuadrilla shale schemes
Ministers have been accused of hypocrisy after it was revealed the Government would make the decision on whether to allow two Cuadrilla shale schemes in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla to appeal fracking rejection
Cuadrilla said it plans to appeal a decision by Lancashire County Council to refuse planning consent for two licences for temporary shale gas exploration sites. The energy firm had wanted to frack and test the flow of gas following drilling at up to four exploration wells at a proposed site between Preston and Blackpool. Prior to last month's decision planning officials at Lancashire County Council recommended its approval, subject to a number of conditions being met, but councillors chose to ignore the advice and rejected it due to adverse impacts on landscape and noise.
Fracking industry takes massive setback
Prospects for the shale gas industry in the UK have suffered a setback after county councillors voted against plans for exploratory fracking. Energy firm Cuadrilla had wanted to frack and test the flow of gas following drilling at up to four exploration wells at a proposed site between Preston and Blackpool.
Cuadrilla decision puts frackers on back foot
The rejection of fracking schemes in Lancashire comes as a significant blow to the Government’s bid to go “all out” for shale. Environmental campaigners and local opponents of two schemes to drill and frack for shale gas between Blackpool and Preston were cheered last week when Lancashire county councillors turned down one scheme at Roseacre Wood over traffic concerns.
Councillors reject Cuadrilla fracking plans on ‘unacceptable impact’
County councillors have turned down plans to frack for shale gas in Lancashire. Councillors refused the application because they considered the development would cause an unacceptable impact on the landscape and visual amenities, in contrary to the Fylde Local Plan. Following the outcome, Friends of the Earth North West campaigner Furqan Naeem said: “People in Lancashire and across the UK who have been tirelessly campaigning against fracking will breathe a sigh of relief today - safe in the knowledge that this dirty industry that risks health, quality of life and the climate has been stopped in its tracks once again.
Cuadrilla frack refusal unreasonable says lawyer
Rejecting an application for fracking because of its visual and landscape impacts would be “unreasonable” in planning terms, councillors have been advised. A decision on energy firm Cuadrilla’s bid to explore for shale gas at a site between Preston and Blackpool was deferred yesterday until Monday to consider legal advice in writing. Councillors were previously given verbal legal advice over a motion to refuse the scheme because it did not meet the county’s minerals and waste local plan.
Cuadrilla fracking decision deferred until next week
Councillors have deferred a decision on a planning application to frack for shale gas in Lancashire until next Monday.
Cuadrilla decision puts ‘intolerable pressure’ on members
Councillors have been under “intolerable pressure” to decide whether fracking for shale gas can go ahead in Lancashire, a public meeting has heard. The 15 members of Lancashire County Council’s development control committee are debating the proposals by energy firm Cuadrilla ahead of making an expected final decision today. Cuadrilla wants to develop two new sites between Preston and Blackpool to explore for shale gas by drilling, fracking and testing the flow of gas.
Video: Cuadrilla fracking protesters rally ahead of decision
Cuardrilla fracking protesters have taken to the streets ahead of today's council decision. Fashion designer and personality Vivienne Westwood is among those expected to attend a rally outside Lancashire County Hall in Preston.