For immediate release 23rd June 2017 The Court of Appeal has granted Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG) permission to appeal the planning court’s earlier judgment to allow fracking in rural Lancashire. In April, the planning court dismissed PNRAG’s challenge…
We are delighted that the court has agreed that there is validity in our arguments and they have therefore upheld a right of appeal against the decision to allow fracking at the Preston New Road site. We have put forward credible…
The very lovely Andy Severyn has now made a download of the beautiful song: Before You Came (You Will Not Take Our Flowers). Andy and John Hobson performed this song at the National Anti-Fracking Rally held at Maple Farm on the 27th…
Press release 20th December 2016 Campaigners from rural Ryedale are outraged today after a high court ruling looks set to give the green light to hydraulic fracturing in the village of Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire. Judge, Mrs Justice Lang,…
Formal legal proceedings have now been issued at the High Court against the Government’s decision to grant permission for fracking in Lancashire. The legal challenge has been issued by the Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG), represented by law firm…
Cuadrilla CEO addresses AJ Lucas shareholders “In the North East of England, we have now formally accepted the award of further onshore exploration licences issued by the UK Oil & Gas Authority. These licences total approximately 1300 km2…
We’ve recently had a meeting with United Utilities who tell us that their upcoming November works on Preston New Road is “unrelated to fracking” and is to do with cleaning drinking water pipes. There will be vehicles and works occurring…
PRESTON NEW ROAD ACTION GROUP PRESS RELEASE 06th October 2016 Sajid Javid Overturns Lancashire County Council on Fracking Decisions Preston New Road Action Group are devastated to learn that Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Local Government and Communities…
A Champion of Localism? Tory MP, Brandon Lewis, made a potentially lethal statement for the Conservatives regarding fracking and localism last week, during a Radio 4 Any Questions show. Listen to it again here, where he champions planning decisions made by local…
