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Happy Christmas 2025 from DrillOrDrop

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 24, 2025

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By Ruth Hayhurst on December 22, 2025

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By Ruth Hayhurst on December 18, 2025

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Live updates on supporters of Cuadrilla’s fracking plans – day 15

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 8, 2016 • ( 10 Comments )

Five supporters of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood plans give their views at the evening session on Day 15 of the inquiry. Opponents will follow. Their comments will be reported in a separate post. This is what the supporters said: Claire Smith 5.56pm Mrs Smith explained how she […]

“Elderly people need core sleep but they are not going to get it”, Cuadrilla fracking inquiry told

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 8, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Cuadrilla’s proposed fracking site at Preston New Road would disturb the sleep of elderly people living nearby with serious consequences, the inquiry into the plans heard today.

Live updates from Cuadrilla fracking inquiry Day 15 – Preston New Road Action Group

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 8, 2016 • ( 8 Comments )

Live news as it happens at the 15th day of the inquiry at Blackpool Football Club into Cuadrilla’s fracking plans for the Fylde area of Lancashire. Check our Inquiry page for more information, posts and links. Today Ashley Bowes,  barrister for Preston New Road Action Group, begins his case against Cuadrilla’s […]

Fracking Week in Westminster and Holyrood– w/e 4th March 2016

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 7, 2016 • ( 7 Comments )

In this special Fracking Week in Westminster: Kevin Hollinrake asks about community benefits from fracking Peter Aldous calls for realism over onshore shale In the Scottish Parliament, Labour and the SNP clash over INEOS and Scotland’s fracking moratorium

Final full week for Cuadrilla fracking inquiry – what’s happening when in Week 5?

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 7, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The inquiry into Cuadrilla’s fracking plans for Lancashire goes into the final full week tomorrow (Tuesday 8th March) with evidence from opponents of the Preston New Road site.

Cuadrilla’s Roseacre fracking plans a “personal tragedy” for local people, inquiry told

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 4, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The chair of a group of residents opposed to fracking at Roseacre Wood told the public inquiry about their fears if Cuadrilla’s plans went ahead.

Live updates from Cuadrilla fracking inquiry Day 14 – Roseacre residents

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 4, 2016 • ( 11 Comments )

    Live news as it happens at the 14th day of the inquiry at Blackpool Football Club into Cuadrilla’s fracking plans for the Fylde area of Lancashire. Check our Inquiry page for more information, posts and links.

Roseacre Wood fracking site would “fundamentally change” community’s way of life + key landscape evidence from Day 13

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Cuadrilla’s proposed fracking site at  Roseacre Wood site would industrialise the undeveloped rural landscape, opponents told the shale gas inquiry today.

“Roseacre Wood fracking site likely to break noise conditions” + key noise points from Day 13 of Cuadrilla inquiry

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

A noise expert working for opponents of fracking told the public inquiry that Cuadrilla was likely to break planning conditions on noise limits at Roseacre Wood.

“Major accident likely at 18 points on Cuadrilla traffic route” + other key transport issues

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Heavy lorries travelling to Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Roseacre Wood would have an unacceptable impact on road safety, the inquiry into the scheme heard today.

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