But the company insists there's no evidence to say the earthquake actually caused any harm to people's property.

Cuadrilla to make 'goodwill payments' after claims homes damaged by quake

The cost of policing fracking protests in Lancashire revealed, as a new report highlights the slow progress of the shale gas industry

The cost of policing fracking protests in Lancashire revealed

A tremor measuring 2.6 has been recorded at the UK's only active fracking site in Lancashire.

There's been another earth tremor at Lancashire's fracking site - only hours after the process resumed following an earlier quake.

Fracking stopped in December following a spate of seismic events, including one earthquake which measured 1.5 on the richter scale.

The energy firm Cuadrilla issued the Labour leader with an open invitation to visit the Preston New Road site. 

The first company to drill for shale gas in the UK says it plans to resume fracking in Lancashire.


Planning permission has been refused by the Government for a fracking site in Lancashire, after an appeal by energy firm Cuadrilla

One of the country's largest combined authorities will lay out plans to ban fracking in a new green strategy.

Cuadrilla have announced the first production of shale gas at Preston New Road, amid calls from Lancashire Labour MPs for fracking to end.

Energy firm Cuadrilla say fracking has now begun at Preston New Road in Lancashire.

Fracking protesters have said their fight has just "got serious" as the controversial process is due to get under way in Lancashire.

Energy firm Caudrilla beat a court appeal to halt the drilling at Little Plumpton, near Preston, last week.

Efforts by energy companies & the Government to get fracking off the ground in the UK have been fought every step of the way by protesters.

It has been a long, controversial road to the start of "fracking" to extract shale gas  deep underground at Preston New Road in Lancashire.