Anti-fracking campaigners converging on County Hall today Photo by Miles Newman People all over the UK – and most particularly Lancashire and the Fylde are celebrating today as members of […]
Roseacre Wood shale gas application refused
Members of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee (DCC) have voted to refuse the application by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Roseacre Wood by […]
Fracking decision deferred until Monday as Council hustled by corporate lawyers
Demonstrators outside County Hall today Photo by Miles Newman Members of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee have voted to defer consideration of applications relating to a site at Preston […]
National demonstrations in Preston this week as Council decides fracking applications
Lancashire County councillors have been receiving messages from all over the world urging them to reject Cuadrilla’s applications for fracking exploration at their meetings this week. The New York State […]
Recommendations Published on Shale Gas Planning Applications
Lancashire County Council has published its officers’ recommendations on the applications by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood, by […]
Call for Greater Powers for Lancashire
The Leader of Lancashire County Council has welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor, George Osborne, of more powers for cities but stressed the importance of devolving similar powers and funding […]
New Dates Set For Lancashire Shale Gas Decisions
Lancashire County Council has scheduled new dates in June for its Development Control Committee to make decisions on planning applications for shale gas development at two sites in the county. […]
Road Closure announced as part of M6 Link drainage upgrade work
Drivers will be diverted away from Hest Bank Lane while vital work takes place to upgrade the drainage culvert and help prevent flooding to many properties and businesses within the […]
Consultation on Lancaster transport plan extended to 22 May
Lancashire County Council is giving people more time to have their say on a new transport plan for Lancaster which could see travel in the district transformed over coming decades. […]
County Council continues Fracking Consultation for two more weeks
Fracking tanker at Barton Moss Although today is officially the final day for members of the public to ‘have their say’ in Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) consultation on two controversial […]