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Happy Christmas 2025 from DrillOrDrop

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 24, 2025

Call for delay to Burniston gas decision over planning policy shift

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 22, 2025

Government to rule on Waddock Cross environmental study

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 18, 2025

Horse Hill – key details delayed

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 17, 2025

Breaking: Oil companies drop Biscathorpe appeal

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 15, 2025

UKOG reveals reasons for Weald licence surrender

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 12, 2025

What’s happening this week? 27 August – 2 September 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 27, 2018 • ( 15 Comments )

In this week’s listings Shadow international trade secretary, Barry Gardiner, visits Lancashire fracking sites; Campaigners head for Bank Holiday festivals; Green Party’s Amelia Womack speaks at Preston New Road; Plus meetings, gatherings and information events.

Tinker Lane anti-fracking campaigners face eviction from council land

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 23, 2018 • ( 48 Comments )

Councillors in north Nottinghamshire are seeking to evict an anti-fracking camp from their village.

Council leader says Surrey earthquake link to oil operations cannot be “completely ruled out”

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 23, 2018 • ( 92 Comments )

Mole Valley District Council has called for local oil and gas operations to stop  if they are implicated in the recent cluster of earthquakes in Surrey.

Officials block release of details of minister’s talks with fracking industry

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 22, 2018 • ( 46 Comments )

Most of the notes about a recent meeting between a minister and the shale gas industry have been redacted “in the public interest” or because they contained confidential information, a government department has said.

EA grants new permit for Balcombe oil site – but orders work before flow test can start

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 22, 2018 • ( 31 Comments )

The Environment Agency announced this afternoon it had granted a new permit for the oil exploration site at Balcombe in West Sussex.

Jury finds three guilty over lorry surfing protest near Cuadrilla’s fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 22, 2018 • ( 74 Comments )

Three anti-fracking campaigners who took part in a four-day lorry surfing protest near Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site have been found guilty of public nuisance. 

Picture post: Blockade at Horse Hill and campaign speakers at Preston New Road

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 20, 2018 • ( 47 Comments )

Ten people were arrested when opponents of operations to explore for oil in southern England blocked the entrance to the site of the so-called Gatwick Gusher at Horse Hill in Surrey.

What’s happening this week? 20-26 August 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 19, 2018 • ( 22 Comments )

In this week’s listings Rally in south east England by EarthFirst summer gathering Jamie Bartlett and John Ashton to speak at rally outside Preston New Road Frack Free Scarborough visit Lancashire Seven local group meetings Plus regular gatherings

Campaigners calls for ban on acid stimulation of onshore oil and gas wells

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 17, 2018 • ( 52 Comments )

Friends of the Earth has called for a ban on the use of acid to stimulate the flow of oil and gas in onshore wells.

Geologists challenge oil companies’ comments on Surrey earthquakes

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 16, 2018 • ( 28 Comments )

Statements made by two oil companies about the recent cluster of earthquakes in Surrey have been challenged by geologists.

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