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Formal complaint against Environment Agency on Burniston permit

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 24, 2026

Campaigner seeks injunction against West Newton frack

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 23, 2026

Officials approve retention of Broadford Bridge access track

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 23, 2026

Union Jack and Reabold clash over West Newton frack plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 21, 2026

Star Energy looks for new oil and gas opportunities

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 17, 2026

Updated: “Errors, uncertainty and missing information” – Burniston draft permit decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 16, 2026

What’s happening this week? 30 July – 5 August 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 29, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

In this week’s listings Decision meeting on Egdon planning application for Wressle oil site; UKOG meeting to vote on company status changes; Deadline for comments on Broadford Bridge extension applications; Green Party leadership candidate, Sian Berry, speaks at Preston New Road; International Owl Awareness Week event; Plus meetings, […]

Restoration of Wressle oil site not “commercially-viable” while new production plans are pending – Egdon

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 28, 2018 • ( 66 Comments )

Investment by Egdon Resources in its oil site near Scunthorpe should be considered when deciding whether to extend planning permission, council planners will argue next week.

Guest post by Eilidh Robb: The anti-fracking movement is not just about fracking

By Guest Post on July 28, 2018 • ( 33 Comments )

Eilidh Robb, communications coordinator of the UK Youth Climate Coalition, describes in this guest post how she discovered that defence of democracy is at the heart of the anti-fracking campaign.

Surrey planners recommend approval of “unauthorised” oil well drilled in 2017

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 27, 2018 • ( 38 Comments )

An oil well drilled in Surrey by Angus Energy more than 18 months ago against council advice should be granted retrospective planning permission, according to a report published this afternoon.

Guest post: Government recruits fracking commissioner to “facilitate communication” with residents

By Guest Post on July 25, 2018 • ( 43 Comments )

By Chloe Farand, DeSmog UK. The UK government is recruiting a shale gas commissioner to “facilitate communication” with residents and promote what is sees as the benefits of a new fossil fuel industry. The position was announced days before the government gave the go-ahead for fracking to start in Lancashire.

Government presses ahead with planning policy changes on oil and gas – despite “limited support”

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 25, 2018 • ( 63 Comments )

The government has made changes to national planning policy on onshore oil and gas even though most of the people who took part in a consultation disagreed with them.

Leith Hill oil site: Europa seeks three more years – plus updates on licence extension and permit

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 25, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Europa Oil and Gas is seeking more time to drill and test a well at its exploration site near Leith Hill in Surrey.

IGas appeals against Ellesmere Port planning refusal

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 25, 2018 • ( 6 Comments )

IGas has confirmed that it has lodged an appeal against the refusal of its plans to test a well in Ellesmere Port.

Fracking has got off to a wrong start, seismologist tells coalfield MPs

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 24, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

Regulators of fracking were accused today of a “dereliction of duty” in their oversight of shale gas proposals in mining areas.

Cuadrilla granted fracking consent for UK’s first horizontal shale gas well

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 24, 2018 • ( 49 Comments )

The government has granted final consent for fracking at the UK’s first horizontal shale gas well at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in Lancashire.

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