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Shock at lorry protest jail sentences but anti-fracking campaigners vow to fight on

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 26, 2018 • ( 92 Comments )

Opponents of fracking sat in silence at Preston Crown Court this morning as his honour Judge Robert Altham sent three men to jail for taking part in a lorry protest lasting nearly 100 hours outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. Simon Blevins and Richard Roberts were sentenced for 16 […]

99-hour anti-fracking protest “caused travel delays and cost £1,000s”, sentencing hearing told

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 25, 2018 • ( 28 Comments )

An anti-fracking protest that lasted nearly 100 hours caused travel disruption and incurred extra costs for Lancashire Police and the shale gas company, Preston Crown Court heard this afternoon.

Campaigners support four anti-fracking protesters at lorry-surf sentencing

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 25, 2018 • ( 10 Comments )

A crowd of about 60 people, many holding red Lancashire roses, gathered outside the law courts in Preston this morning, where four men who took part in an anti-fracking protest are to be sentenced for public nuisance offences.

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Shock at lorry protest jail sentences but anti-fracking campaigners vow to fight on

99-hour anti-fracking protest “caused travel delays and cost £1,000s”, sentencing hearing told

Campaigners support four anti-fracking protesters at lorry-surf sentencing

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