Green Party backs peaceful direct action against fracking in Lancashire
The Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, supported campaigners taking peaceful direct action at Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool.
Police investigate video of officers joking about arrest tactics for Lancashire anti-fracking protesters
A livestream video which shows Lancashire police officers joking about the arrest tactics for anti-fracking protesters is being investigated by the force.
96 arrests at Lancs anti-fracking protest in July 2017
July saw the largest number of arrests in a month so far at protests outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool, according to figures released by Lancashire Police.
August 2017 Drilling headlines
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Lorry protest outside Lancs fracking site nears 60 hours
An anti-fracking protester has been on top of a lorry near Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool for more than 58 hours.
Cuadrilla condemns fracking protesters for eight-hour road closure – opponents blame police tactics
Police closed the road outside Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site for eight hours today in response to anti-fracking protests.
Restore balance between rights of protesters and drilling companies – MEP
The Green Party’s MEP for south east England has called for review of guidance given to police at anti-drilling protests in Sussex.
Protest police remove arm tube as TV reporter demonstrates anti-fracking lock-on
Police outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool got suspicious this morning when a TV reporter appeared to be putting his arm in a tube used by anti-fracking campaigners for lock-on protests.
Alleged assault of anti-fracking protester outside shale gas site – police to send file to prosecutors
Lancashire Police confirmed this afternoon that it was sending a file to the Crown Prosecution Service over the alleged assault of a protester outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road.
“Right to protest under threat at Lancashire fracking site” – Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, to answer allegations of violence by security guards and staff against protesters at its site near Blackpool.
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