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Date confirmed for Burniston gas meeting

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 16, 2026

Industry regulator extends Europa’s Burniston licence

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 16, 2026

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

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 5, 2026

“Third Energy failed to carry out proper monitoring at Yorkshire fracking site” – new report

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 31, 2017 • ( 20 Comments )

Third Energy should be denied consent to frack in North Yorkshire because it failed to carry out monitoring correctly, Friends of the Earth said this morning.

New round in battle over Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood fracking plans

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 30, 2017 • ( 22 Comments )

The two sides in the fight over plans to frack at a second site in Lancashire meet tomorrow morning (31 October 2017).

Challenge begins to INEOS injunction against fracking protests

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 30, 2017 • ( 11 Comments )

Two anti-fracking campaigners are challenging an injunction by INEOS Shale in a case beginning at the High Court tomorrow morning (Tuesday 31 October 2017).

Opponents block road to Third Energy fracking site at Kirby Misperton

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 30, 2017 • ( 30 Comments )

Opponents of Third Energy’s plans to frack a well in North Yorkshire blocked the road either side of the site entrance early this morning with wooden platforms.

Cuadrilla seeks permission for night deliveries at Lancashire fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 29, 2017 • ( 20 Comments )

The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, has applied to change the rules on working hours at its Preston New Road site near Blackpool.

What’s happening this week? 30 October-5 November 2017

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 29, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

In this week’s listings Challenge to INEOS protest injunction by Joe Corre and Joseph Boyd; Pre-inquiry meeting on re-opened public inquiry into Cuadrilla’s appeal over Roseacre Wood site; Trial of 10 Greenpeace campaigners who took part in a protest outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site; Latest […]

Cuadrilla announces £4.7m spending in Lancashire

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 27, 2017 • ( 41 Comments )

The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, says it has now spent more than £4.7m in the Lancashire economy since January 2016.

Fracking risks undermining UK climate commitments, leading environmental groups tell minister

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 26, 2017 • ( 80 Comments )

As Third Energy prepares to frack the first UK onshore well since 2011, nine environmental organisations have told the government they have “growing concerns” about the process.

Woodsetts villagers to send INEOS protest photo to Downing Street

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 25, 2017 • ( 29 Comments )

People in the village of Woodsetts in south Yorkshire gathered this evening for a giant photo with pieces of tape printed with the INEOS logo stuck across their mouths.

Prime Minister backs fracking again

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 25, 2017 • ( 50 Comments )

For the second week in a row, Theresa May backed shale gas in a reply during Prime Minister’s Questions.

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