Greenpeace to film 'Frack Free Bake Off' in latest protest at potential shale gas site

James Murray
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Emma and Sophie Thompson to star in pastiche of Great British Bake Off at contested potential fracking site near Preston

The proposed fracking site near Preston in Lancashire is today facing its latest and most eye-catching protest, as actors Emma and Sophie Thompson joined with local residents to film a pastiche of the...

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