Cuadrilla

Was it climate fears, widespread opposition, earthquakes or incompetent PR which eventually sounded the death knell for shale gas?

Shale gas operations remain paused at Lancashire site after largest seismic tremor to date was recorded last week

A 1.55 magnitude tremor stops work at Preston New Road, just days after operations resumed following a seven-month hiatus

As fracking resumes in Lancashire, mixed messages emerge from government as it tones down the pro-shale gas rhetoric but hints at a review of crucial tremor rules

November letter from Energy and Clean Growth Minister to Cuadrilla boss reasserts that existing traffic light system is 'fit for purpose'

BREAKING: Fracking for shale gas can proceed in the UK for the first time since 2011 as campaigner loses legal appeal

Accusation comes only weeks before the UK's first fracking in seven years

After independent financial resilience assessment, Cuadrilla granted fracking permit by energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry

Amid recent planning rejections for gas testing in England and questions over fracking firms' financial stability, green campaigners believe the tide is turning in their favour

County council grants temporary permission to fracking firm Cuadrilla for shale gas exploration in Balcombe, despite thousands of objections from local residents