News updates Day 11: IGas Ellesmere Port inquiry
This post has news updates from the eleventh day of the inquiry into IGas plans to test its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
Inquiry resumes on IGas Ellesmere Port test plans
The public inquiry into IGas plans to test its gas well at Ellesmere Port resumes in Chester next week.
Live updates: Day 6 of inquiry into IGas test plans for Ellesmere Port well
This post has live news updates from Day 6 of the inquiry into IGas plans to test for gas flows at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The hearing will hear evidence on site location from Frack Free Ellesmere Port and Upton (FFEPU), which argues the proposal is “wrong […]
Live news updates: Day 5 of inquiry into IGas test plans for Ellesmere Port well
This post has live news updates from Day 5 of the inquiry into IGas plans to test for gas flows at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The hearing will hear the first witnesses for Frack Free Ellesmere Port and Upton: Professor Kevin Anderson on climate change; and […]
Live news updates: Day 4 of IGas inquiry into Ellesmere Port well test plans
This post has live news updates from Day 4 of the inquiry into IGas plans to test for gas flows at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The hearing will hear objections or concerns from three local MPs, councillors, the police and crime commissioner and members of […]
UK firsts for public inquiry into IGas test plans at Ellesmere Port opening today
The UK’s first public inquiry on the impact of an onshore gas site on climate change gets underway this morning.
Events diary – January 2019 and beyond
Events in January and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning.
IGas pulls out of Cheshire licence
IGas has given up an exploration licence south of Chester.
Cheshire Police looking into complaint over eviction of protest camp from IGas site near Chester
A formal complaint has been made to Cheshire Police against the exploration company, IGas, over the eviction of a protest camp from land earmarked for drilling.
Government rejects national setback distances for fracking sites
Fracking Week in Parliament. The government has said it has no plans to establish a minimum distance between homes and shale gas sites across the country.
