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“£1.9m investment commitment for West Newton” – Reabold

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 13, 2026

Horse Hill news update

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 11, 2026

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

Lidsey: Approval for drilling but rig delayed and planning permission breached again within days of council warning

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 9, 2017 • ( 20 Comments )

West Sussex County Council confirmed today that there had been another breach of planning permission at the Angus Energy oil site at Lidsey, near Bognor Regis.

Actors join residents to hand in objections to oil exploration at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 9, 2017 • ( 9 Comments )

  Actors Sue Jameson and James Bolam were among a group who presented West Sussex County Council with a giant postcard today objecting to plans to allow more time for oil exploration at a site near Billingshurst.

Date set for Cuadrilla lock-on protest trial

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 8, 2017 • ( 18 Comments )

    The trial of a group of Lancashire residents who blocked the entrance to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at the start of a month of direct action protests has been set for November.

What’s happening this week? 7-13 August 2017

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 7, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

In this week’s listings: Lancashire fracking protest court hearing; Don’t Drill The Weald rally; Comment deadline on planning applications; Premier and screenings of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power; Gathering on the Green; Plus meetings,  fundraisers and information events

Force used at fracking site protests 165 times in 19 days – Lancashire Police

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 4, 2017 • ( 29 Comments )

Police officers used force at protests over Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site nearly nine times a day on average in the first half of July, according to data from Lancashire Constabulary.

Residents start air and water testing around Sussex oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 3, 2017 • ( 34 Comments )

Independent experts are to begin monitoring wells, boreholes and air quality around an oil exploration site near Billingshurst in West Sussex on behalf of residents.

INEOS announces location of third proposed shale gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 3, 2017 • ( 44 Comments )

  INEOS gave some details this afternoon of another proposed shale gas exploration site.

UK fracking support at record low –  latest government survey

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 3, 2017 • ( 130 Comments )

The latest findings from the government survey of attitudes to fracking in the UK puts support at its lowest level since the question was first asked.

Further delay for Europa’s oil drilling plans near Surrey beauty spot

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 2, 2017 • ( 12 Comments )

Plans to explore for oil near Leith Hill in the Surrey Hills suffered another delay today when councillors deferred a decision on a scheme to organise truck movements.

Live updates: Surrey councillors discuss lorry plans for Leith Hill oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 2, 2017 • ( 16 Comments )

Live updates from Surrey County Council planning meeting to discuss a Traffic Management Plan for Europa’s oil exploration site at Bury Hill Wood, near Leith Hill. The meeting is also discussing a survey and safety audit for the site. These are conditions of a planning permission granted in August […]

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