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Concerns over gas drilling go-ahead in Wrexham | Concerns over gas drilling go-ahead in Wrexham |
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Opponents say they will not give up on their battle to stop an energy firm from test drilling for underground gas on land near Wrexham. | Opponents say they will not give up on their battle to stop an energy firm from test drilling for underground gas on land near Wrexham. |
Their comments come after a Welsh government planning inspector overturned a decision by Wrexham council to block the plans near Borras. | Their comments come after a Welsh government planning inspector overturned a decision by Wrexham council to block the plans near Borras. |
GP Energy wants to explore the coal bed for methane gas between Holt and Gresford with 60 days of drilling. | GP Energy wants to explore the coal bed for methane gas between Holt and Gresford with 60 days of drilling. |
But opponents are concerned it may pave the way for future extraction. | But opponents are concerned it may pave the way for future extraction. |
The company has previously insisted it is just exploratory drilling and has no plans for fracking - a controversial method of extracting gas from rock. | The company has previously insisted it is just exploratory drilling and has no plans for fracking - a controversial method of extracting gas from rock. |
Resident Luke Ashley, from North East Wales Against Fracking Action, said a public meeting will be held in Wrexham later this month to discuss the implications now the go-ahead has been given for drilling on land at Commonwood Farm, Commonwood, Holt. | Resident Luke Ashley, from North East Wales Against Fracking Action, said a public meeting will be held in Wrexham later this month to discuss the implications now the go-ahead has been given for drilling on land at Commonwood Farm, Commonwood, Holt. |
"It's allowing them to get their foot jammed in the door," he said. | "It's allowing them to get their foot jammed in the door," he said. |
"There is a lot of angry people in Wrexham." | "There is a lot of angry people in Wrexham." |
Meanwhile, Friends of the Earth Cymru and Frack Free Wales held a demonstration at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on Saturday as part of a series of international events co-ordinated by anti-fracking protest groups. |
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