BBC: Anti-fracking meeting in Wrexham over 'dangers'

An anti-fracking meeting is to be held after an influential group of Lords said the process should be an "urgent national priority".

Frack-Free Wrexham said the meeting in Borras on Friday would warn over the dangers of "extreme energy extraction".

But a Lords committee said shale gas can bring "substantial benefits" to the economy, to national energy security and to the environment.

Wrexham councillors recently rejected a bid to test drill for coal bed methane.

Dart Energy wanted to drill in Borras and campaigners are expecting the company to appeal the decision.  MORE