A further consultation on plans to drill for shale gas in two areas on the edge of Preston has begun. Cuadrilla wants to use the controversial fracking method at Preston […]

Cuadrilla and Lancashire County Council will take until April 30 to discuss the latest planning applications for fracking in the area. The new time allotted is to consult on further […]

  The decision on whether fracking would be given the go-ahead in Lancashire was deferred today, as expected. Shale Gas explorers Cuadrilla revised their request following a report that recommended not […]

The future of fracking in Lancashire looks to be in doubt following a report. Lancashire County Council has rejected the idea that fracking should take place at Little Plumpton and […]

Preston’s year in 2014 was dominated by what happens next questions and the moving pieces in various plans beginning to turn and come together. It was a transition year. 2015 […]

Decision days for the two Cuadrilla fracking applications for land just outside Preston have been announced. Lancashire County Council had asked for extra time to decide whether the firm would […]

A medical charity has called for fracking near Preston not to go ahead due to concerns about the health of local residents. Dr David McCoy, director of Medact, has written […]

Anti-fracking groups are marking Lancashire Day with a planned protest outside County Hall. Frack Free Lancashire and Friends of the Earth are among the groups who are opposed to plans […]