Greenpeace Launch The Wrongmove Campaign
Yesterday in Preston, saw the launch of the “Wrongmove” campaign. This campaign highlights the legal problem that Cuadrilla have if they want to drill under YOUR home, and gives you the chance to show...
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Defend Lytham Media Reaction to the Annas Road Abandonment
Here are links to our radio interviews with Radio Wave and Radio Lancashire today Radio Wave carried a short interview this morning – listen by clicking here Radio Lancashire had a headline item featuring...
Local MP in shock announcement on fracking
Sadly, not one of our local MPs though. We are talking about Charlie Elphicke MP for Dover. This is how his conversion was reported in his local paper MP now adds his support to...
The Blackpool Gazette brings fracking to the fore
On Thursday 3rd October we read an editorial in the Blackpool Gazette which summed up a lot of how we believe local people feel about fracking. It was a reaction to the premature and...
Cuadrilla abandon Anna’s Road
We have learned that Cuadrilla plan to permanently abandon their site at Anna’s Road. It seems that they would like us to believe that their concern for over-wintering birds is so great that they...
Defend Lytham’s Reaction to David Cameron’s Conference Speech Today
David Cameron said in his closing conference speech today “With its resources under the ground, let’s make Blackpool the centre of Europe for the shale gas industry.” Defend Lytham can understand why, after recent...
Mark Menzies – Defend Lytham ask him for answers on shale gas
Defend Lytham has sent a list of 38 questions relating to shale gas extraction to local MP Mark Menzies and will publish his responses on our web site. The extensive list of questions can...
Nice to see some balanced reporting
In today’s Lytham St Annes Express our letter commenting on Councillor Armit’s letter was published – slightly edited down, but it had been a detailed response. Immediately after it (in the interests of balance...
Urgent Action – Proposed dilution of planning law
The government is proposing changes to existing planning regulations which would mean that the requirement to alert property owners, at the planning application stage, when their property may be undermined by hydraulic fracturing operations...
The World According to Our Politicians
The world according to our politicians sometimes seems to bear little resemblance to the real world in which we live. This morning John Hobson from Defend Lytham was interviewed live on air by Radio...