Ledbury Reporter: Possible fracking sites in county

A LEADING Ledbury councillor has poured scorn on the news that Eastnor has been identified as a possible fracking site.

The village was named last week as one of three in Herefordshire which could release shale gas using the controversial method.

A planned fracking site in Sussex has been the focus of national media attention recently with hundreds of protesters campaigning against the scheme going ahead.

Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, involves pumping large volumes of water, sand and chemicals undergroundat high pressure to fracture the rock and release potentially large sourcesof shalegas.  MORE