Double challenge to ministerial approval of Cuadrilla’s fracking site goes to Appeal Court
Opponents of fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool take their legal challenge to the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday.
High Court dismisses challenge to government extension of gas exploration licence
A judge at the High Court has dismissed a case that the government acted unlawfully when it extended a licence to explore for gas in Cheshire.
Date set for Cuadrilla lock-on protest trial
The trial of a group of Lancashire residents who blocked the entrance to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at the start of a month of direct action protests has been set for November.
INEOS takes out “national” High Court injunction against anti-fracking protesters
The largest shale gas exploration company in the UK was granted an interim injunction this afternoon against anti-fracking protesters.
Protest police remove arm tube as TV reporter demonstrates anti-fracking lock-on
Police outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool got suspicious this morning when a TV reporter appeared to be putting his arm in a tube used by anti-fracking campaigners for lock-on protests.
Alleged assault of anti-fracking protester outside shale gas site – police to send file to prosecutors
Lancashire Police confirmed this afternoon that it was sending a file to the Crown Prosecution Service over the alleged assault of a protester outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road.
Officers from outside Lancashire to join policing of Cuadrilla’s fracking site
Policing of protests at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site will use officers from other parts of the UK, as well as the local force, from next week.
August date for Court of Appeal hearing on Cuadrilla’s fracking site
The next stage in a legal battle over ministerial approval of fracking in Lancashire reaches the Court of Appeal in London in August.
“Government’s extension of gas exploration licence was unlawful”, court told
An anti-fracking campaigner claimed in the High Court today that the government had acted unlawfully when it gave IGas more time to drill for gas near his home in Cheshire
Live updates: Day 2 Leith Hill camp eviction
An operation to evict a protection camp continues for a second day on land near Leith Hill in Surrey earmarked by Europa to drill for oil. Check here for updates throughout the day.
