Labour raise concerns at possible revival of fracking in Lancashire as Tory leadership hopefuls promise just about anything to be new PM
‘Cuadrilla men followed us and filmed our children’, parents claim
Tina Rothery At a well-attended meeting at Lancaster Friends Meeting House yesterday, Lancaster residents started organising the local response to Secretary of State Said Javid’s recent decision to allow Cuadrilla […]
Preston New Road shale gas application refused
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 […]
Fracking: Lancs County Council launches consultation on changes to Cuadrilla applications
A former Cuadrilla test drilling operation at Westby in Lancashire Consultation begins today on extra information submitted to Lancashire County Council (LCC) as part of Cuadrilla’s planning applications for shale […]
County planners postpone decision deadline for fracking applications
A commercially viable shale gas extraction field requires 50+ wells Lancashire County Council has agreed with Cuadrilla to defer the deadline for a decision on planning applications for shale gas […]