The Business Secretary had previously stated that the moratorium would be maintained until evidence was provided regarding the safety of shale gas exploration

Bolton Council and Fylde Council have opposed the government plan to lift fracking restrictions

Cuadrilla has been given extra time to “evaluate options” for its fracking wells

The company has been working towards plugging and abandoning two shale gas wells in Lancashire but is calling on ministers to rethink the UK’s fracking plans amid rising energy prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Lord Frost said reversing the ban would trigger a “British energy renaissance”

An energy company was ordered to seal two shale wells in Lancashire

The protestors aim to highlight what they claim is the “conscious, cynical inaction of the government” in allowing the controversial method of fossil fuel extraction to go ahead

A 2.9 magnitude tremor – the largest yet – was recorded at 8.30am on 26th August, following which operations were suspended at its Preston New Road site

A 2.9 magnitude tremor was recorded at 8.30am on Monday, followed by another small tremor at 10.20pm

It is the largest tremor recorded at the Preston New Road site so far