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National park gas plan would have “significant environmental impacts” – ruling

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 8, 2026

Councillors back Burniston delay but company urges timely decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 7, 2026

Star Energy seeks more time to restore Egmanton oilfield

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 6, 2026

2026 headlines

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Campaigners seek emergency court injunction against fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 4, 2018 • ( 74 Comments )

A Lancashire campaigner is going to court to try to stop Cuadrilla fracking near Blackpool. He says he fears the authorities have failed to protect local people from emergencies at the site.

Anti-fracking protest outside shale gas site continues into third day

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 3, 2018 • ( 79 Comments )

  A protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool has reached its third day.

Drilling companies accused of harassment by women named in protest injunctions

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 2, 2018 • ( 40 Comments )

A natural health therapist who briefly joined a Facebook group about oil drilling in Surrey was named in a High Court injunction against protests at two places she had never visited.

Villager brings legal challenge against go-ahead for Ineos shale gas drilling at Harthill

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 2, 2018 • ( 13 Comments )

A resident from Harthill in South Yorkshire is bringing a legal challenge over the decision to approve exploratory drilling by Ineos in the village.

Angus announces early results of Balcombe well test

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 2, 2018 • ( 48 Comments )

Angus Energy said this morning its Balcombe oil well in West Sussex had flowed at rates of 853 and 1,587 barrels of oil per day in tests. But the company said it had encountered unexpected water and ran out of time to do more than two tests because […]

Cuadrilla publishes seismic data for fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2018 • ( 26 Comments )

People will be able to view seismic monitoring data from around Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site, the company said today.

Under half the arrests at N Yorks fracking protest resulted in convictions

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2018 • ( 13 Comments )

Data from a Yorkshire law firm shows that less than half the arrests made at protests outside Third Energy’s fracking site ended in a conviction.

Protest blocks Cuadrilla’s fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2018 • ( 90 Comments )

A group of anti-fracking campaigners blocked the entrance of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool early this morning.

October 2018 drilling headlines

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Cuadrilla says this month it expects to carrying out the first UK high volume hydraulic fracturing since 2011. October also sees the deadline for comments in the government consultation on proposals to change the planning rules for shale gas.

What’s happening this week? 1-7 October 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

In this week’s listings Vigils in support of three men jailed last week for anti-fracking protests; North York Moors National Park Authority meeting on government shale gas planning changes; Rally and meeting on fracking at Conservative Party conference; High Court hearing on Angus Energy and IGas injunctions; Plus […]

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