Paul O'Gorman

Preston

Broadcast Journalist at BBC Radio Lancashire

Reporter for BBC Radio Lancashire, bass player with The Frequency MTB fan and petrolhead. Views are peculiarly my own! Can be contacted on 07745 065458

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Academic's quest to commemorate 1826 mill massacre

2 months ago | bbc.com | Paul Burnell |Paul O'Gorman

Academic's quest to commemorate 1826 mill massacrePaul Burnell & Paul O'GormanOpen UniversityDr David Scott was walking his dog when he discovered the massacre siteA man who came across a forgotten 200-year-old story of the massacre of starving cotton workers while walking his dog has secured a £170k grant to help commemorate it in its bicentenary year.
Toilets flushed with success at annual loo awards

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Paul O'Gorman |Paul Burnell

The toilets have won awards for the last nine years [Paul O'Gorman/BBC]A council has won its ninth successive award for running the best toilets in the country. Chorley Council took the Loo Of The Year prize for the conveniences at Chorley Market for the ninth time in a row.
Why has fracking site not been restored?

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Paul O'Gorman |Lynette Horsburgh

The deadline for energy firm Cuadrilla to plug in the UK's only two shale gas wells has passed with questions remaining on whether it has been completed. The site on Preston New Road, near Blackpool, was the country's first horizontal fracking site but after more than 120 tremors were recorded during drilling the controversial process was banned in 2019. Fracking sparked lengthy protests from environmentalist groups and local communities in Lancashire.
Fracking site decommissioning too slow - neighbours

Oct 9, 2024 | aol.com | Ian Shoesmith |Paul O'Gorman

October 9, 2024 at 6:19 AMCuadrilla's Preston New Road site in Fylde lies dormant [BBC]People living close to what was the UK's first horizontal fracking site say they are frustrated over how long it is taking to dismantle it. Cuadrilla has been given until 8 December to plug its shale gas wells at Preston New Road in Fylde. But Lancashire County Council said it is "concerned" the firm might miss the deadline, and neighbours said the company "wasn't doing anything".
Lifeboat launches after 20-year restoration

May 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Paul O'Gorman |Emma Stanley

A 100-year-old lifeboat has been relaunched after a 20-year restoration. The vessel, Ex RNLI Manchester and Salford, once rescued mariners on the Manchester Ship Canal and Irish Sea. It has now taken to the water in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, after being restored by owner Mark Raynes. The retired engineer, from Shevington, near Wigan, came to the rescue when the boat, built in 1924, was washed up and abandoned on a beach at Deganwy in north Wales.