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$12 local activists locked themselves in specially made arm tubes to block the entrance to Quadrillas drill site in New Preston Road, July 03 2017, Lancashire, United Kingdom. A defiant councillor Mirand Cox.The 13 activists included 3 councillors; Julie Brickles, Miranda Cox and Gina Dowding and Nick Danby, Martin Porter, Jeanette Porter, Michelle Martin, Louise Robinson,<br /> Alana McCullough, Nick Sheldrick, Cath Robinson, Barbara Cookson, Dan Huxley-Blyth. The blockade is a repsonse to the emmidiate drilling for shale gas, fracking, by the fracking company Quadrilla. Lancashire voted against permitting fracking but was over ruled by the conservative central Government. All the activists have been active in the struggle against fracking for years but this is their first direct action of peacefull protesting. Fracking is a highly contested way of extracting gas, it is risky to extract and damaging to the environment and is banned in parts of Europe . Lancashire has in the past experienced earth quakes blamed on fracking.$

$Rosalind Blevins, mother of Simon Roscoe reads out a defiant statement as a reaction to the sentence September 26 2018, Preston crown court, Preston, United Kingdom. From left is Sarah, partner of Roscoe, Taryn, partner of Richard Loizou and Michelle, partner of Richard Roberts. Simon Roscoe Blevins, 26, Richard Roberts, 36 were both sentenced 16 months in prison, Richard Loizou, 31, sentenced 15 months in prison and and Julian Brock, 47 12 months supended. Simon Roscoe Blevins, 26, Richard Roberts, 36 were both sentenced 16 months in prison, Richard Loizou, 31, sentenced 15 months in prison and and Julian Brock, 47 12 months supended. Simon Roscoe Blevins, 26, Richard Loizou, 31, Richard Roberts, 36 and Julian Brock, 47 climbed on top of several trucks during a mass protest by locals and supporters in New Preston Road, against fracking in Lancashire, July 2017. The trucks were prevented form delivering equipment to Cuadrillas nearby fracking site for four days. After a seven day jury trial at Preston Crown Court in August 2018, the four men were found guilty of Public Nuisance. Judge Altham has told them to expect “immediate custodial sentences” on 25th September 2018.$