Police removing six locked-together
protesters at the Preston New Road fracking site at Little Plumpton
Lytham st Annes Express
16 february 2017
Police were called to act as six
anti-fracking protesters locked themselves together at the Preston New Road
shale gas site.
The group arrived near Little Plumpton at around
8.15am on Thursday and blocked the entrance to the site where exploration
company Cuadrilla wants to drill four wells and test frack for deep-lying gas.
They had locked themselves together with their arms
inside metal pipes in a bid to delay work at the site where an access road has
now virtually been completed.
They were supported by a group of protestors alongside
the A583 where a traffic management system is in place.
Although the protests have drawn criticism from
businesses which support a shale gas industry amid claims of intimidation,
local campaigners say they support peaceful action.
John Hobson, from Frack Free Lancashire, said: “People
come on a daily basis to protest peacefully and on occasion have been met with
aggression and that has resulted in tension on both sides.
“People will
continue to protest within the law to ensure that awareness is raised about the
threat of fracking and the implications of turning the Fylde into the largest
gas field in Europe.”
James Nisbet, from the Roseacre Awareness Group, said:
“I am here to support the Preston New Road people and the anti-fracking
movement across the country….
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