Daily Echo: Gas companies could start fracking in Hampshire

MASSIVE gas reserves worth millions of pounds may be hidden beneath Hampshire, it has been revealed.

Thousands of jobs could be created if drilling companies believe it is worth trying to extricate the supplies, which have lied buried in tiny holes in rocks for millions of years.

But any moves to mine the natural fuel could face major opposition.

The process used to extract it has caused controversy in America after it polluted tap water with so many chemicals it became flammable and sparked earthquakes.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has mapped potential shale gas reserves around the country, and has suggested Hampshire could be a prime site.  MORE