Fracking campaigners return to court hoping to overturn decsision
Campaigners fighting to overturn a Government decision to approve a fracking site in Lancashire are returning to court for the latest round of their legal battle.
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Emma Thompson in fracking-free bake-off
British actress Emma Thompson has joined forces with her sister to protest against fracking in England.
Opinion: Lancashire shale battle won, war not over
Lancashire County Council has rejected two planning applications over the course of the last week for hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’), on traffic, noise and visual impact grounds. One site was recommended for refusal on traffic grounds, but the other was recommended for approval and was turned down against Council Officers’ advice. This decision has generated the most interest of the two.
Councillors told ‘be brave’ ahead of Cuadrilla fracking decision
Residents living near a proposed fracking site have urged councillors to “be brave” and refuse to give it the go-ahead. Energy firm 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. A report from Lancashire County Council planning officials recommended that one of the sites - at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton - be passed subject to a number of conditions being met such as hours of working, control of noise and highway matters.