Cheshire police chief accuses fracking firm IGas of 'irresponsible' behaviour
by Damian Carrington from on (#1581B)
Police commissioner demands 200,000 in costs saying firm put people at risk of serious injury after it abandoned plans for a test site just weeks after eviction of protestors
Fracking company IGas has been accused of irresponsible behaviour and risking serious injury by the police and crime commissioner for Cheshire.
The outspoken attack by John Dwyer follows the eviction of protesters from IGas's site at Upton in January. Dwyer said this turned out to be wholly unnecessary as the company subsequently announced it was abandoning its plans for the site.
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