A PUBLIC meeting has been called by two local groups concerned about the possibility of fracking in the Barnsley area.
A fracking licence covering a huge swathe of Barnsley was offered by the government to energy firm Cuadrilla in August, a move that could bring the controversial process to release gas from deep below the earth's surface to Barnsley for the first time.
At the forefront of this opposition is Frack Free South Yorkshire and Barnsley Green Party, which are to jointly host a public meeting at the YMCA in Barnsley on November 12 from 7.30pm to discuss concerns.
The area covered is so-called 'Gainsborough Trough' covers a square area including Darfield, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe, Thurnscoe, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Goldthorpe, Wath, West Melton, Brampton and Mexborough.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated October 30.
