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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

Fencing being removed at frack site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 13, 2026

Fencing at Cuadrilla’s controversial former fracking site in Lancashire is being dismantled and removed.

Foxholes seeks PM’s support over gas drilling fears

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 13, 2026

Residents in a Yorkshire Wolds village have asked the prime minister for help in their opposition to local gas drilling plans.

“Summer start” for Broadford Bridge oil site restoration

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 11, 2026

Restoration of the Broadford Bridge oil site in West Sussex is due to begin this summer, officials have confirmed.

Questions over technical competence of Horse Hill climate assessment

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 4, 2026

The assessment of the climate impact of expansion at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey contains “multiple errors and misleading and irrelevant information”, campaigners said today.

Views sought on draft permit for Burniston gas drilling and fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 3, 2026

A public consultation opened today on the Environment Agency’s (EA) draft decision to grant consent for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire.

Countryside campaigners strongly object to “harm” of Foxholes gas drilling

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 28, 2026

Gas drilling in a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds would cause “unacceptable harm”, a leading campaign organisation has said.

Union Jack board resists bid to oust directors

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 27, 2026

Union Jack, which has interests at Wressle and West Newton, has recommended shareholders vote against a proposal to remove the board.

Public consultation underway on Rosebank oil and gas field

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 27, 2026

People have three weeks to comment on the controversial Rosebank development, Britan’s biggest undeveloped oil and gas field.

Formal surrender of permit for Albury hydrogen production

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 24, 2026

Star Energy has given up environmental consent to produce hydrogen at the Albury gas site in Surrey.

Second oil expansion plan accused of defective climate assessment

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 24, 2026

Campaigners have criticised another oil operator for a “flawed assessment” of the climate impact of drilling and production plans.

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