This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26521992
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 3 | Version 4 |
---|---|
Barton Moss fracking protesters win eviction appeal right | Barton Moss fracking protesters win eviction appeal right |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Fracking protesters have won a late legal bid to avoid eviction from a camp near a test drilling site in Salford. | |
Lawyers for the group, at Barton Moss, have been granted a full hearing to decide if there are grounds for the right to an appeal against eviction. | |
Landowners, Peel Investments, was granted possession of the camp on Monday and the eviction had been due to take place at midday. | |
The firm has so far declined to comment on the Court of Appeal decision. | |
'Possession order' | 'Possession order' |
Ugo Hayter, from legal firm Leigh Day, said they were pleased 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. |
Protester Martin Burke, one of the defendants named in the possession order case, said: "I'm delighted for the courageous protesters who've been here this winter. We are fighting this order." | |
Peel Investments claimed in court that the camp was causing problems for the public and the police. | Peel Investments claimed in court that the camp was causing problems for the public and the police. |
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking involves pumping a mixture of water and chemicals into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas and oil. | 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. | Two small earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 and 2.2 hit the Blackpool area in 2011 following fracking. |
It was temporarily suspended in the UK until a government review concluded the process was safe if adequately monitored. | |
Environmental campaigners claim the process encourages the reliance on fossil fuels instead of promoting investment in renewable sources of energy. | Environmental campaigners claim the process encourages the reliance on fossil fuels instead of promoting investment in renewable sources of energy. |
Proponents of the process say it unlocks huge deposits of oil and natural gas, increases a country's energy security and boosts the economies of the areas in which it takes place. |