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Burniston residents: ‘fracking guineapigs’ fear

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 17, 2026

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

The disappearing Telegraph fracking article revealed

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 16, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

Drill Or Drop is pleased to post a newspaper article about shale regulation, which disappeared off the Telegraph’s website in under 24 hours. The article was found by one of our readers and is included here so that it can be restored to the web for all but the […]

What Lancashire planners said about Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Earlier today, Lancashire County Council planners recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road in the Fylde. Drill Or Drop has been looking at the planners’ report to find out how they came up with this recommendation and what conditions they think should be imposed […]

What Lancashire planners said about Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Roseacre Wood

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Earlier today, Lancashire County Council planners recommended refusal of Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Roseacre Wood in the Fylde. Drill Or Drop has been looking at the planners’ report to find out how they came up with this recommendation. The report will be discussed by councillors who will […]

Cuadrilla statement on recommendations on its Fylde fracking applications

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2015 • ( 5 Comments )

This morning, Lancashire County Council planners recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road. But it recommended refusal on traffic grounds for the company’s fracking application for Roseacre Wood. The applications will be decided at meetings of the council’s Development Control Committee between Tuesday June […]

Reaction to recommendations on Cuadrilla fracking applications

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

In the past hour Lancashire County Council planners recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road but recommended refusal of the other application for frackng at Roseacre Woodon traffic grounds. Breaking news

Breaking: planners’ recommendations on Cuadrilla’s applications

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Lancashire County Council planners have recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s applications to frack at Preston New Road in the Fylde but recommended permission should be refused for fracking at Roseacre Wood on traffic grounds. Two other applications by Cuadrilla for monitoring works linked to the fracking applications have been […]

Government defends end of bespoke drilling permits but fails to stem objections

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

The government has defended plans to introduce standard environmental permits for some oil and gas drilling operations. But anti-drilling campaigners spent the weekend preparing objections to the plans, which many regard as “one size fits all self-regulation”. One group said regulation of the onshore oil and gas industry […]

Fracking Week in Westminster – w/e 12th June 2015

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 13, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Transcripts and reports of parliamentary debates, questions and answers about fracking and onshore oil and gas for the two weeks ending 12 June 2015 Public opposition to fracking outweighs support Green MP calls on Labour to leave fossil fuels in the ground Gas versus renewables in bid to […]

Inquiry into Europa’s Surrey Hills drilling plan hears final arguments

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 11, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Supporters and opponents of a scheme to drill for oil in the Surrey Hills had their last chance today to persuade a planning inspector of their arguments.

Third Energy withdraws application to frack in Ryedale

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 11, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Third Energy has withdrawn its planning application to frack its well at Kirby Misperton in the Vale of Pickering.

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