1.5ML earthquake felt in Blackpool
People living in Blackpool and nearby villages reported an earthquake at 7.36pm on Friday.
Overnight convoys deliver fracking equipment to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s fracking operation in Lancashire complained that they were “kettled” by police while two convoys delivered equipment to the site early this morning.
Picture Post: Oscar winner joins women’s protest at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
The Oscar-winning actor, Emma Thompson, visited Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool today for a regular protest by local women.
Double challenge to ministerial approval of Cuadrilla’s fracking site goes to Appeal Court
Opponents of fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool take their legal challenge to the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday.
Protest update: 10-16 July 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Cake at the Gate protest at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge site, West Sussex Lock-on protest at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road Picket at Cuadrilla’s headquarters at Bamber Bridge Two campaigners climb onto […]
Protest update: 26 June-2 July 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Construction of wooden “towers” at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road Eight person lock-on Blockade and camp established at Marriott Drilling in Chesterfield Video footage shows a woman protester apparently pushed to […]
Protest update: 1-7 May 2017
In this update of protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Security guards remove anti-fracking campaigners from business park in Lancashire Ten people join Greenpeace UK protest to block entrance to Preston New Road Two women block the Bolton depot of Cuadrilla’s site contractor, A E […]
Protest update: 3-9 April 2017
In this update of protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Reclaim the Power’s Break the Chain protest at fracking supply companies Tanker protest at Preston New Road and more arrests
Protest update: 6-12 February 2017
In this week’s post Arrests at Cuadrilla’s site at Preston New Road and A E Yates in Bolton Eye-witness protester says traffic management breach led to road accident outside Preston New Road St Anne’s company withdraws from Cuadrilla contract after blockade at depot Armstrong Aggregates tells protesters blockading […]
Residents feel betrayed over failure to test for radon around Lancashire fracking site
People living around Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool say they are horrified to learn that there has been no independent testing for the radioactive gas, radon.
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