Fracking lorry protest ends after 24 hours
A woman who spent 24 hours on a lorry delivering equipment to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool came down at about 10pm last night.
Five women arrested outside IGas site at Misson
Five women were arrested in the past week in protests outside the IGas shale gas exploration site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire.
Three generations of family found guilty over Lancs anti-fracking protest
Three generations of the same family have been found guilty of obstructing the highway outside Cuadrilla’s fracking site in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla expects Lancs fracking to start within six months from “excellent quality” shale rocks
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, said this morning it estimated fracking would begin between April and June this year.
Protest update: 8-14 January 2018
In this update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: The first lock-on in 2018 outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site; Lorry surfing protest at Preston New Road; Slow walk at Kirby Misperton Camp established at Misson Springs
2017 in pictures – September
DrillOrDrop’s year in pictures reaches September 2017, with images from Lancashire, North Yorkshire, West Sussex, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Surrey.
2017 in pictures – July
DrillOrDrop’s year in pictures reaches July when the group, Reclaim the Power, co-ordinated protests outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, the company’s offices and premises belonging to contractors.
