Monthly Archives: March 2017
On Yer Bike Cuadrilla! – Join The Rolling Fracking Blockade This Week
Cuadrilla’s plans for the largest UK fracking test to date have no social licence. Join the community blockade this week and if you have a bike, a trike or something else you can ride dust it off and help reclaim the cycle lane from Cuadrilla and their site contractor A.E Yates. Full Event Details >>Here<< […]
Lancs Fracking Update (PNR) – Fri 17th Mar, 2017
“Friday Against Fracking” saw support arrive at the PNR Rolling Blockade from Wigan. Nothing went in or out of the site all day. Look out for more events each week, there’s a cycle event planned for next Wednesday. Come to the site every day next week from 8am. The postcode is PR4 3PJ more details […]
Lancs Fracking Update (Sibcas) – Mon 13th Mar, 2017
Popup demo outside fracking portacabin supplier Sibcas Ltd in Atherton, Wigan, which has been supplying Cuadrilla’s new fracking site at Preston New Road in Lancashire. A number of demos have taken place here in recent weeks.
Norfolk Frac Sand Demo – Tuesday 14th March
A proposals for the investigation of sand deposits at west Bilney Woods is being discussed at a final hearing this week as part of Norfolk County Councils silica sand review. The part of East Anglia is one of only three places in the UK where silica sand suitable for fracking is deposited. Sibelco are the […]
Police Acting As “Fracking Industry Private Security” Will Cost Millions
The fracking industry is being forced on the people of Lancashire by a government minister and a private company with the police forced to facilitate the companies activities. This has happened before at a number of experimental sites: Balcombe £4.4m, Barton Moss £1.7m, Upton £280K, Woodburn Forest £1m. Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner said yesterday […]
Brockham Update March 2017
Between December 2016 and January 2017, there was a period of increased activity on the site and drilling took place. The council were under the impression that a work-over was being carried out on an existing well. However, it’s since emerged a new sidetrack was drilled without planning permission.
Swap Work For Work Wednesday Shuts Cuadrilla Fracking Site Down
Hundreds gathered at Preston New Road yesterday to oppose Cuadrilla and resist new attempts to frack in Lancashire. Look out for more of these fun and effective weekday demo’s. “A fabulous day today where people and several four legged friends from all over joined together in solidarity to tell Cuadrilla ‘We Said No and We […]
Lancs Fracking Update (PNR) – Weds 8th Mar, 2017
Cuadrilla’s fracking site shutdown for day by community resistance – Lancashire communities are continuing to resist construction of a new fracking site by Cuadrilla Resources at Preston New Road near Blackpool, despite significant police repression. A rolling blockade of the construction is taking place daily outside the site and is having a significant effect in […]