Fracking protest in Knutsford comes to an end
Greenpeace activists have ended an anti-fracking protest at the constituency offices of Chancellor George Osborne in Cheshire, police said.
Fracking demonstration on Knutsford village green
Greenpeace campaigners say they have occupied a local Conservative club in George Osborne's constituency.
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Work is underway to repair a huge breach of the Trent & Mersey Canal in Dutton after it burst its banks in September.
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Fracking protest in Knutsford comes to an end
Greenpeace activists have ended an anti-fracking protest at the constituency offices of Chancellor George Osborne in Cheshire, police said.
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Fracking demonstration on Knutsford village green
Greenpeace campaigners say they have occupied a local Conservative club in George Osborne's constituency.
Read the full storyGreenpeace stages fracking demo outside Osborne's office
Greenpeace protesters are staging an anti-fracking demonstration outside the Chancellor's constituency office in Knutsford, Cheshire.
The activists have set up a live webcam showing the mock-frack which is currently displayed on greenpeace.org.uk.
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