Saturday, January 04, 2025

Winter Floods along the River Ribble - reasons to protect floodplain and riverside green belt

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This winter, we have again seen widespread flooding alongside the River Ribble, including the extensive fields and woodlands from Penwortham...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Tidal Barrage proposed for The Wash - another short-sighted Grand Greenwashing Scheme

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Another Tidal Barrier proposal rears its irresponsible head - this time proposed for The Wash between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.  The Wash is...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Central Park - official announcement

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We are thrilled at today's official announcement by South Ribble Borough Council that the fabulous expanse of fields and woodlands an...
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Saturday, December 03, 2011

Ribble Estuary Against Fracking talk about Fracking in Lancashire on Countryfile Sunday 4th December

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Ribble Estuary Against Fracking have had a busy week of interviews as the debates about Fracking in Lancashire heat up. They have been in...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Marine Conservation Zones AT RISK

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 Image by Paul Naylor  Our Seas need your help! The Wildlife Trust and Save Our Seas recommended network of 127 Marine Conserv...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Fracking along the Ribble 'likely cause' of tremors, and protestors tell Cuadrilla to Frack Off

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Frack Off protestors invaded the Cuadrilla fracking site at Hesketh Bank and Banks this morning, climbing the drilling rig in a protest agai...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Reprieve for Wetland Wildlife on the Mersey Estuary

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We are very pleased to see that the proposals to build a tidal barrage across the Mersey have been put on hold. The Wildlife Trust for L...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Fracking along the Ribble

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UPDATE on Fracking in Lancashire: We will be joining other residents along the Ribble in keeping an eye on the situation as, despite calli...
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Fracking: On Preston's Doorstep

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"Hydraulic Fracturing" AKA 'Fracking', a method of extracting natural gas from the ground deep beneath our feet is becomin...

Shale Gas Drilling - pursued with indecent haste and a Russian Roulette mentality

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A large number of Lancashire residents and numerous scientists are extremely concerned about the deep-rock Gas Drilling company Cuadrilla...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Say No To Cuts in Flood Defences

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The government's cuts programme, means that over 1000 flood defence schemes will lose their funding. According to the Guardian: more t...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Our Forests need us!

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Save our FORESTS! Please sign the petition to save our forests from being sold off from public ownership into private hands! Make your m...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Down By The Riverside

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Rosetta Tharpe--Down By The Riverside Uploaded by SFBA4me . - Watch more music videos, in HD! Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Godmother of Rock and ...
Friday, January 07, 2011

2011: The Year of the River

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This is a repost of a great article from 'American Rivers': It's really great to see lots of dams being 'deconstructed'...
Thursday, December 02, 2010

Brocks Needs Us! Brockholes Wetland Needs Us - and so do our Badgers...!

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Brockholes Wetland - saved from development four years ago by the determination and generosity of local people and members of the Wildlife T...
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