BBC Look North (Yorkshire) 23May16 - fracking approved in North Yorkshire

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BBC Look North (Yorkshire) 23May16 - fracking approved in North Yorkshire Landmark North Yorkshire fracking operation approved. The first fracking operation in England since a ban was lifted in 2012 has been approved. North Yorkshire County Council considered a bid by Third Energy to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. Hundreds of protesters attended a meeting in Northallerton to voice anger at the project, which had been recommended for approval. Julie Winship: Local resident Lorraine Allanson: Businesswoman (runs a bed & breakfast/ holiday cottage complex near Pickering) Danielle Hewson: Business Correspondent Frank Colenso: Local resident John Cundy: Crime Correspondent for BBC Look North in Leeds Mike Stubbs: Chairman of North Yorkshire Police Federation Julie Mulligan: Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire Kim Hunter: Campaigner Simon Bowens: Friends of the Earth John Dewer: Operations Director for Third Energy Councillor Peter Sawrey: North Yorkshire County Council Karen Garrett: Campaigner Professor Ian Fells, Professor of Energy Conversion at Newcastle University