Aurora continues bid to frack near Formby – tremor risk “out of date”
The company that wants to frack for shale gas near Formby in Lancashire is pressing ahead with its planning application, despite the government’s recent moratorium.
No more UK fracking in 2019 as Cuadrilla runs out of time after record-breaking tremor
Cuadrilla has confirmed no more fracking will take place at its shale gas site in Lancashire before a planning deadline at the end of November.
Youth climate campaigners issue demands to leading councillor
Youth climate campaigners living in the area of the UK’s only fracking site secured a meeting with a senior county councillor this afternoon.
Don’t approve Aurora’s fracking plan, government wildlife expert warns
A plan to drill and frack near important wildlife sites in Sefton and West Lancashire should not be approved, the government’s nature conservation adviser has warned.
“Object, object, object”, residents urged over Aurora’s West Lancs fracking plan
The West Lancashire MP, Rosie Cooper, has urged people to oppose a plan to frack for shale gas near Formby.
Residents demand answers on emergency planning at fracking site after recent tremors
Lancashire residents are demanding to know whether emergency planners have updated the risks from Cuadrilla’s shale gas site following the UK’s strongest fracking-induced earth tremor.
“No doubt about opposition” to West Lancs fracking plans, say campaigners
A network of anti-fracking groups has organised three public meetings to raise awareness about shale gas plans by Aurora Energy Resources near Formby.
