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Minister responds to council fracking questions

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2026

Europa shareholders back fundraising

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2026

N Yorks Council “burying its head in the sand” over Burniston gas plan complaints

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 2, 2026

Planners accused of “misleading” report on Burniston fracking gas plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 26, 2026

Breaking: Minister declines to decide Burniston gas plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 26, 2026

Don’t reverse Finch ruling, PM urged

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 23, 2026

What’s happening this week? 13-19 August 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 12, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

In this week’s listings Decision expected on Ineos plans for shale gas exploratory drilling at Bramleymoor Lane in Derbyshire; First anniversary of Green Monday protests at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site; Latest release of data in government public attitudes to fracking survey; Start of Lancashire lorry […]

Three new applications for Europa’s oil exploration site near Leith Hill

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 11, 2018 • ( 22 Comments )

The company behind oil exploration near Leith Hill in Surrey has submitted three new planning applications for the site.

Campaign group begins legal challenge to government planning policy on fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 10, 2018 • ( 16 Comments )

The anti-shale gas group, Talk Fracking, has taken the first step in what could be a court challenge to government policy.

Picture post: Shale gas villagers highlight ‘threat’ to owls

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 9, 2018 • ( 11 Comments )

Villagers have highlighted what they believe is the threat to five species of owl on land next to the IGas shale gas site at Misson, in north Nottinghamshire.

‘Government is using Lancashire residents as guinea pigs in a fracking impacts experiment’ – doctors

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 9, 2018 • ( 39 Comments )

An open letter from two doctors has accused the energy minister, Claire Perry, of using Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool to study the impact of toxic chemical emissions on people. Consultants’ letter to Claire Perry

Surrey campaigners shocked by approval of disputed Brockham oil well

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 8, 2018 • ( 41 Comments )

Opponents of an unauthorised oil well drilled at Brockham in Surrey were visibly shocked by a vote to grant retrospective planning permission today.

Breaking: Angus Energy application on disputed Brockham oil well approved – live news updates

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 8, 2018 • ( 37 Comments )

This post has live updates from  Surrey County Council ‘s planning committee meeting considering an oil well drilled at Brockham in 2017 against council advice.

Dame and Baroness threaten to breach Cuadrilla’s fracking protest injunction

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 7, 2018 • ( 58 Comments )

A Dame and a Baroness have said they are willing to break the injunction against protests outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool.

Oil exploration should halt immediately in Surrey earthquake zone – geologists

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 6, 2018 • ( 91 Comments )

A group of senior geologists has called for an immediate moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the area of Surrey affected by 12 earthquakes in the past four months.

What’s happening this week? 6-12 August 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

In this week’s listings Decision meeting on Angus plans at Brockham; Edinburgh Skeptics meeting on fracking; Plus meetings, gatherings and information events.

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