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| Barton Moss fracking protesters win eviction appeal right | |
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| Fracking protesters have won a late legal bid to avoid eviction from a camp near a test drilling site in Salford, their lawyers said. | Fracking protesters have won a late legal bid to avoid eviction from a camp near a test drilling site in Salford, their lawyers said. |
| The group encamped at Barton Moss have been granted a full hearing to decide whether there are grounds for the right to an appeal against their eviction. | The group encamped at Barton Moss have been granted a full hearing to decide whether there are grounds for the right to an appeal against their eviction. |
| Landowners Peel Investments was granted possession of the camp on Monday. The eviction was to take place from midday. | Landowners Peel Investments was granted possession of the camp on Monday. The eviction was to take place from midday. |
| The firm has yet to comment on the Court of Appeal decision. | The firm has yet to comment on the Court of Appeal decision. |
| The hearing will take place later this week, according to Leigh Day lawyers. | The hearing will take place later this week, according to Leigh Day lawyers. |
| 'Possession order' | |
| Ugo Hayter, from Leigh Day, said they were pleased that the court had agreed "to stay the possession order pending a proper opportunity to consider our grounds of appeal". | Ugo Hayter, from Leigh Day, said they were pleased that the court had agreed "to stay the possession order pending a proper opportunity to consider our grounds of appeal". |
| About 60 people have been camped on land near Barton Moss where energy company IGas started testing for the presence of shale gas in November. | About 60 people have been camped on land near Barton Moss where energy company IGas started testing for the presence of shale gas in November. |
| The eviction, which was set for midday, will not now take place until after the hearing. | The eviction, which was set for midday, will not now take place until after the hearing. |
| Peel Investments claimed in court that the camp was causing problems for the public and the police. | |
| The protesters argued the firm did not own the land where the camp sits and had no right to evict them. | |
| Hydraulic fracturing or fracking involves pumping a mixture of water and chemicals into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas and oil. | |
| Two small earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 and 2.2 hit the Blackpool area in 2011 following fracking. | |
| Environmental campaigners claim the process encourages the reliance on fossil fuels instead of promoting investment in renewable sources of energy. |