Fracking protester's sentence reduced by court of appeal

Judges say greater leniency should be shown in cases of non-violent civil disobedience

A fracking protester's sentence has been reduced by the court of appeal, which said greater leniency should be shown in convictions for non-violent civil disobedience.

Katrina Lawrie, 41, was found guilty of contempt of court in June last year for breaching an injunction that banned trespassers blocking access to the energy firm Cuadrilla's site on Preston New Road in Lancashire.