Tour de Yorkshire marred by environmental controversy
The start of the Tour de Yorkshire has been marred by controversy surrounding Team Sky’s decision to change their name
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Sheffield FrAcktion group to organise a frack-free festival
Almost all of South Yorkshire is under license to be fracked — in Sheffield alone, there have been five different
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Robin Hood lantern parade set to protest fracking plans in Sherwood Forest
A lantern parade will take place on Saturday to protest fracking plans in Sherwood Forest. Campaigners will depart from Devonshire
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Mosborough Anti-Fracker’s delight over denied planning permission
A Mosborough anti-fracking leader has voiced her delight that the chemical firm INEOS has been denied planning permission in the
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Anti-fracking campaigners unite in Sheffield for Global Day of Action
There were deflating dinosaurs, a samba band and an MP as environmental activists gathered in Sheffield for a worldwide charity
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Councillor hits out over fracking test drill
A local councillor has spoken out against a planning application to test drill for shale gas in Derbyshire. The first-ever exploration in the
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Fracking in Yorkshire – is it safe?
The decision to give a green light for a new fracking scheme in Lancashire has coincided with the University of
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Campaigners in Sheffield raise concerns over fracking threat to Yorkshire
Campaigners in Sheffield are worried that licences for fracking could be granted in South Yorkshire overruling local councils. Simon Bowens
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