The protestors at Balcombe apparently failed to clear the roadside outside Cuadrilla's site in Balcombe yesterday, putting them in breach of an official instruction to do so. The council have now instituted court proceedings to begin forceable removal.
West Sussex County Council today (Tuesday) confirmed that it has now instructed its agents to seek an order for possession which will lead to people, roadside tents, canopies and caravans being removed on the B2036 London Road, Balcombe, in an area close to the site where energy company Cuadrilla is completing exploratory drilling work.
The Council, as the Highways Authority, is taking the action over increased concerns for the safety of all road users.
In related news, those delightful environmentalists have taken to verbally abusing the locals:
Fed up with them. Received verbal abuse yesterday lunchtime. Not nice people. #balcombe
Smelly, obnoxious, threatening soap-dodgers who are trying to destroy jobs and take us back to the Middle Ages. What's not to like?