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…
PRESS RELEASE 21st July 2016 Official: Asthma Attack Increase for Residents Close to Fracking Sites Preston New Road Action Group are again raising the dire issue of health-related diseases from fracking. A substantial seven-year study from America, with samples from 35…
In a community speaking session from Preston New Road residents last night, the clear message from local residents was a loud “No” to Cuadrilla and their plans to invade the rural tranquility of the Fylde. With only two irrelevant speakers…
Image taken from Weeton village, by Richard Ansell In a demonstrative bid to reveal the true height of Cuadrilla’s fracking rig plans at Little Plumpton, we commissioned a blimp balloon to float 53 metres high on the site where exploratory works…
31st August 2015 Writing to Preston New Road Action Group today, Natalie Bennett, Green Party leader, said: “I’ve been hugely impressed by the grassroots community effort that won the initial battle against Cuadrilla in Lancashire, but of course the company…
PRESS RELEASE: 01st January 2015 Preston New Road Action Group is heading into the New Year with an unwavering promise to defend Cuadrilla’s appeal for the monitoring and fracking explorations at the Plumpton site, with a compelling…
Secretary of State to Decide Lancashire Fracking Appeal PRESS RELEASE 27th November 2015 Preston New Road Group are appalled but not surprised learn that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark, has called-in the Lancashire fracking appeal decisions.…
With the horrific flooding enveloping the north of England (or the “desolate North” if you’re named Lord Howell), one has to consider the increased risk of major environmental disasters with over half of the north consigned to fracking license areas. …
People are now starting to recognise the ridiculousness of the the Tory onslaught of fracking coupled with the devastating flooding the North has seen recently.
