Lytham Festival Extension
Defend Lytham has written to the Fylde Council Licencing Authority to object to the proposed temporary extension of next year’s Lytham Festival to 2 weeks. We have done this having weighed up the commercial...
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Housing in the Fylde
Are you concerned by the proliferation on new housing developments? Do you wonder why Fylde Council are allowing them to happen? Counterbalance has an article which every concerned resident in the Fylde should read....
An Open Letter to David Cameron From A Concerned Local Resident
The open letter below is from concerned local resident Kate Styles and is published with her permission. “Dear David Cameron I would like to talk to you about fracking. I know that you think...
Mr Menzies Replies
Today we received a response to our open letter to Mr Menzies. It begs the question as to whether he actually read the letter we sent him which clearly laid out the shortcomings of...
Defend Lytham Urges Mark Menzies to vote against the Statutory Instrument legislation
Defend Lytham has today sent the following open letter to Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde. Dear Mr Menzies You have consistently argued that fracking can go ahead, provided there are robust regulations in place....
The Ethical and Moral Considerations of Fracking
The Right Reverend Graham Cray made a very moving and thoughtful address at the meeting in Pickering, Yorkshire on 29th July. The text of the his address is shown below and is reproduced with...
Cuadrilla apply for deferral of crucial LCC DCC meeting
Defend Lytham are not surprised to hear that Cuadrilla have requested a deferral in the determination of their planning applications. No doubt they are uncomfortable about LCC councillors deciding the fate of their exploration...
LCC planners recommend refusal for Cuadrilla Permits
Today planning officers at Lancashire County Council published their long awaited recommendations on Cuadrilla’s applications to extract shale gas at their proposed sites at Roseacre and Preston New Road, Little Plumpton. The planners cited...
Cuadrilla, Permits and the EA
Today the Environment Agency finally granted Cuadrilla their environmental permit which was need to allow them to extract shale gas at their proposed site at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton. The Environment Agency had...
Mike Hill to speak at IET seminar
Defend Lytham are pleased to announce that Mike Hill, Chartered Engineer from St. Annes and BREF EU Commission Member MTWR (incl. shale gas) will be one of the speakers at a Seminar held by...
Defend Lytham Respond to Fracking Survey
Defend Lytham read with interest the findings of the new “Britain Thinks Survey” from Cuadrilla. Two things stand out from it. Firstly the huge discrepancy between these reported survey results and national polls by...