THESE were the scenes as anti-fracking campaigners claimed victory yesterday, after they delayed plans by energy company Cuadrilla to begin drilling outside the village of Balcombe.
The company is due to start fracking – a controversial process whereby high pressure fluid is used to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas, in two days time.
But an all-day blockade yesterday (Thursday, July 26) by residents concerned about the process, which critics say may have serious environmental...
