Anti-fracking '˜nana' due for Preston court hearing
Anti-fracking campaigners were due to stage a protest outside Preston Crown Court today in support of Lancashire Nana, Tina Rothery. She is facing contempt of court proceedings which could lead to a jail term.
That followed a claim for damages from landowners backed by Cuadrilla after protesters in August 2014 set up a camp in a field off Preston New Road at Little Plumpton near the site earmarked for fracking.
After putting her name forward in the case, Ms Rothery declined to fill in forms relating to her ability to pay and as such faces a charge of contempt.She explained at the court in Blackpool earlier this year that she regarded the whole case as unfair and an abuse of the legal system.
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