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UK Government Announces Moratorium

On 2 November 2019, the Conservative led government announced a moratorium on Fracking in the UK ostensibly because it is ‘unsafe’ following a report by the Oil and Gas Authority stating that currently human-induced seismic events cannot be accurately predicted.…

3rd November 2019
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  • #WeSaidNo, fracking, government
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Open Letter to Claire Perry

This is an open letter that a local Fylde resident has sent to the Right Honorable Claire Perry M.P., Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Download the Open Letter

22nd September 2018
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  • Environment, Fracking, Local Democracy, Preston New Road
  • #WeSaidNo, Conservative government, democracy, fossil fuels, fracking, Lancashire, Preston New Road
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Court of Appeal

PNRAG’s Appeal rejected by Royal Courts of Justice

The Judgement from our appeal held last August has been handed down and sadly the appeal has not gone in our favour. The judges appear to have agreed with the conclusions from our Judicial Review on all 4 of the…

14th January 2018
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  • community, Fracking, Lancashire, Local Democracy, Preston New Road
  • #WeSaidNo, Community Fight Back, democracy, fracking, Judicial review, UK Government
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Cuadrilla apply to vary Planning Conditions

Cuadrilla have applied to Lancashire County Council to allow up to nine convoys of HGVs to deliver to their site at Preston New Road over night. This is a variation to Planning Condition 19 which states that these vehicles should only…

11th November 2017
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  • Cuadrilla, Fracking, Lancashire, Preston New Road
  • Cuadrilla, fracking, Lancashire, Planning Conditions, Preston New Road
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Ellesmere Port

Gas Exploitation Threat at Ellesmere Port

Ellesmere Port IGas has submitted a planning application to test an existing well at Ellesmere Port for gas production. For full details of the application and the concerns of local residents, please see this DrillOrDrop article. A template objection letter is linked…

25th September 2017
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  • Fracking, Uncategorised
  • Ellesmere Port, fracking, iGas, Mersey, Planning application
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Court of Appeal

Lancashire Fracking Challenge Court Dates

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…

23rd June 2017
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Fracking appeal

PNRAG Win Right to Cuadrilla Fracking Appeal

  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…

6th June 2017
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  • Fracking, Preston New Road
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Ryedale

Frack Free Ryedale Lose their Judicial Review

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,…

20th December 2016
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Legal proceedings

Legal proceedings started against government’s fracking decision

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…

18th November 2016
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  • Cuadrilla, Fracking
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Francis Egan

Francis Egan addresses AJ Lucas shareholders

    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…

17th November 2016
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  • Cuadrilla, Francis Egan
  • AJ Lucas, Cuadrilla, fracking, Francis Egan, Lancashire, Ponzi scheme
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