Article 4PH5N Anti-fracking trio given suspended sentences for breaking protest ban

Anti-fracking trio given suspended sentences for breaking protest ban

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Lucy Campbell
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'The fight goes on,' say activists after ignoring injunction at Cuadrilla site in Lancashire

Three anti-fracking activists have been given suspended prison sentences after breaking a ban on demonstrations which their lawyers argued "severely curtails the right to protest".

The trio were convicted after ignoring an injunction brought by the energy company Cuadrilla to protect its Preston New Road site near Blackpool, Lancashire.

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