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- Cuadrilla to restart fracking at site in Lancashire Thu, 11 Jul 19, 10:27pmDrilling at Preston New Road is last-ditch effort to convince regulators to relax safety rules
- Fracking paused in Blackpool after biggest tremor to date Wed, 12 Dec 18, 2:03amMinor quake near Cuadrilla site is on par with one in 2011 that led to moratorium
- Lancashire fracking has stopped since small earthquakes, say locals Sat, 17 Nov 18, 2:49amCuadrilla won’t say if it has halted Preston New Road exploration, at cost of £94,000 a day
- Fracking: second tremor in 24 hours recorded in Blackpool Sun, 28 Oct 18, 3:30amTremor at Cuadrilla site in Little Plumpton is 18th since fracking restarted 12 days ago
- Cuadrilla forced to stop fracking as quake breaches threshold Sat, 27 Oct 18, 1:08amShale gas firm halts work near Blackpool after 17th quake is first over 0.5 magnitude limit
- 'This is just the beginning': freed activists return to fracking site Fri, 19 Oct 18, 2:02amTrio of activists freed from prison after appeal get hero’s welcome at site of anti-fracking protest
- Anger and blockades as fracking starts in UK for first time since 2011 Tue, 16 Oct 18, 4:42amOperations start at Lancashire site after protesters block entrance and nearby road
- Fracking protesters blockade Lancashire site as work begins Tue, 16 Oct 18, 12:34amOperations start for first time in UK since 2011 after activists demonstrate near Blackpool
- Fracking is back in England – and only the Tories want it | John Ashton Mon, 3 Sep 18, 3:00pmLancastrians protested against it, the council rejected it, the health impacts are shocking. But this government doesn’t care
- Fracking firm says first horizontal well at Lancashire is complete Tue, 3 Apr 18, 10:21pmProtesters mock announcement by Cuadrilla as they start three-month protest at Lancashire site
- Fracking inquiry launched after Blackpool tremors Wed, 5 Jul 17, 4:21pmInvestigation to look at how technique can affect drinking water as well as public attitudes
- Lancashire council's fracking refusal was 'democracy in action' Wed, 10 Feb 16, 6:44amAs public inquiry opens, council defends decision to reject energy firm’s planning application to drill for shale gas
- A county divided: is Lancashire ready for its fracking revolution? Sun, 18 Jan 15, 7:30amIn less than two weeks, two sites in north-west England could become the test bed for the shale gas revolution. But while some on the Fylde welcome the prospect of jobs and money, others fear possible damaging effects on...
- Environment Agency gives Cuadrilla Resources green light to drill again Sat, 17 Jan 15, 6:08amThe company admitted its drilling activities probably caused earthquakes near Blackpool last yearThe Environment Agency has sparked a new row over fracking by giving the green light for Cuadrilla Resources to start using...
- Fracking protesters occupy Blackpool office leased by Cuadrilla Mon, 18 Aug 14, 11:57pmStunt part of a day of nationwide direct action against plans to drill for shale gas in the UK