Cheshire – Page 2 – DRILL OR DROP?

Details published of geological research centre in Cheshire

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 9, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

Proposals for an underground observatory in north Cheshire, predicted to provide the “most comprehensive geological data” in the world, have been published online and are open for comments.

Drilling companies accused of harassment by women named in protest injunctions

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 2, 2018 • ( 40 Comments )

A natural health therapist who briefly joined a Facebook group about oil drilling in Surrey was named in a High Court injunction against protests at two places she had never visited.

Cheshire anti-fracking groups team up to fight Ellesmere Port appeal

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 21, 2018 • ( 41 Comments )

Campaign groups Ellesmere Port Frack Free and Frack Free Upton have joined forces to defend the decision to refuse planning permission for testing a gas well at Ellesmere Port.

Date set for Ellesmere Port inquiry

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 13, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

The public inquiry into IGas plans to test its gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire will be in January next year (2019).

IGas update: Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, Surrey

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 7, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

IGas has confirmed the first shale gas well it plans to drill in north Nottingham will be at the Springs Road site at Misson. Drilling was expected to start in mid 2018.

Protest update: 22-28 January 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 28, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

In this update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Demonstrations outside council meetings in Chester and Rotherham; First “lorry surfing” protest at Misson Springs; Lock-on trial verdict; Campaign steps up.

What’s happening this week? 22-28 January 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 22, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

In this week’s listings: Key planning decisions in Lancashire, Cheshire and Rotherham. Plus public meetings, gatherings, fundraisers and information events.