“Goodbye and good riddance” – campaigners react to order to plug Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s fracking operation in Lancashire have welcomed today’s news that the company has been ordered to decommission two shale gas wells.
Breaking: Cuadrilla ordered to abandon Lancashire fracked wells
The UK’s only fracked horizontal shale gas wells must be decommissioned, the industry regulator said today.
Cuadrilla pulls back from another licence
Cuadrilla Resources is to give up operation of one of its Yorkshire licences, under an agreement announced today.
Updated: Planners back more time to restore Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site
Cuadrilla should be given an extra two years to return its controversial fracking site near Blackpool to farmland, council planners have said.
Balcombe seeks legal challenge to test of oil well
The village at the centre of anti-fracking protests 10 years ago is taking on the oil industry again.
Block Cuadrilla’s bid for more time at fracking site – local Conservative MP urges council
Cuadrilla should be refused more time to restore its fracking site in Lancashire, the local Conservative MP has told the county council.
1.5ML earthquake felt in Blackpool
People living in Blackpool and nearby villages reported an earthquake at 7.36pm on Friday.
Fracking firms not trusted by local communities, study reveals
Most people living near two proposed shale gas sites did not trust information from fracking companies, research has shown.
Cuadrilla seeks go-ahead to generate electricity at Lancs gas site
A public consultation began today into plans by Cuadrilla to generate electricity from gas extracted at its Elswick site in the Fylde region of Lancashire.
Cuadrilla seeks two more years at Lancs fracking site
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has given formal notice that it intends to apply to extend the life of its shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
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