‘Absorbed by humans radium mimics calcium and accumulates in our bones causing cancer’.

A Dr Rowland Dye appeared in court earlier this month accused by the North West Chamber of Commerce, ‘in collusion’ with the fracking company Cuadrilla Resources, of aggravated trespass.

He was found guilty and was fined, with costs, £1326.83; although the judge did concede that Dr Dye was ‘of good character with no previous convictions and was motivated by strong moral beliefs’.