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Police “misused” fire service to end N Yorks fracking protest – Fire Brigades Union

Police abusing the other emergency services to facilitate the fracking industry – disgraceful waste of taxpayers money and putting other people at risk by tying up an essential piece of emergency equipment.

Police “misused” fire service to end N. Yorks fracking protest – Fire Brigades Union

 

The Fire Brigades Union has accused North Yorkshire Police of making a “nuisance call” when it requested fire service help at an anti-fracking protest at Kirby Misperton.

A fire engine with hydraulic platform was requested on Monday (2 October 2017) to extract a protester from a small wooden tower on the verge outside the gate to Third Energy’s gas site at Kirby Misperton. A specialist police team used the equipment to bring the protester down. DrillOrDrop report

The Fire Brigade Union’s North Yorkshire branch secretary, Steve Howley, told DrillOrDrop today:

“I think the police should not have used us in that manner. I think it was a misuse of fire service resources. It was a false alarm.

“We are often talking about nuisance calls. This was a nuisance call on the behalf of the police. We should not have been there.”

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Second supplier pulls out of Cuadrilla fracking contract

Whilst this has been covered by the BBC, they gave very little mention of the road traffic incident instead focusing on demonising the protectors. Excellent coverage as always from Ruth Hayhurst, Drill or Drop .

Second supplier pulls out of Cuadrilla fracking contract

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Protest at Moores Readymix Concrete in St Annes, 
7 February 2017. Photo: Frank Roberts

Half an hour ago a second supplier pulled out of a contract with Cuadrilla for its fracking site at Preston New Road near Blackpool.

Opponents of Cuadrilla’s activities blockaded Moore’s Readymix Concrete in St Annes this morning.

Just before 9am, the company’s director, Roy Moore, sent an email to Cuadrilla confirming that he would not make further deliveries.

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