NewsgalleryAntifracking protest in UptonBookmarkShareNewsByDavid HolmesChief reporter19:17, 9 OCT 2015Updated21:08, 9 OCT 2015Anti-fracking protestors at the Upton site block in a vehicle belonging to a seismic testing company as police try and negotiate a solution.1 of 8Police talk to a representative from seismic testing company Tesla at the site in Upton following a blockade by anti-fracking protestors.2 of 8Anti-fracking protestors at the Upton site block in a vehicle belonging to a seismic testing company as police try and negotiate a solution.3 of 8A vehicle being used by the seismic testing company at the site in Upton.4 of 8Tanya Laverty, Lorraine Mellor, Upton protest camp resident Dr Steven Peers and Upton Labour Cllr Matt Bryan block a vehicle belonging to the seismic testing company on the site in Upton.5 of 8A vehicle being used by the seismic testing company at the site in Upton.6 of 8Explosive charges laid in a field which will be used to assess the geological conditions underground.7 of 8Upton Labour councillor and anti-fracking campaigner Matt Bryan in discussion with a police officer at the blockade site.8 of 8