Blackpool Gazette: New shale gas bid as appeal set to be made

The battle over fracking which has engulfed the Fylde coast now looks set to spread to Nottinghamshire after an energy company applied for permission to explore the potential for shale gas.

Last month, Lancashire County Council refused permission for two fracking sites, where gas exploration company Cuadrilla was hoping to drill four wells. Protestors were overjoyed – but Lancashire business leaders said they felt it was an opportunity lost.

Now IGas Limited has revealed it wants to drill 12 bore holes on land in Misson, Nottinghamshire, close to the boundary with South Yorkshire.

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