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More legal action on road at Balcombe fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 9, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

West Sussex County Council confirmed (8/10/10) it is pursuing its legal action to take possession of roadside verges next to Cuadrilla’s exploration site at Balcombe, Anti-fracking campaigners have been camping along the verges since July. Last month, the council applied to the High Court for a possession order […]

Quote of the Day: 26 days later

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 20, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Even before the arrest yesterday of the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas – for illegally blocking the entry to the drilling site, along with other protesters – it was clear that any rational debate [about shale gas exploration] had been drowned out by a shrieking chorus of environmental […]