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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

Fracking Week in Westminster (31st March – 4th April)

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 7, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

7th April 2014 Transcripts of last week’s parliamentary questions and statements on: Tax incentives for shale gas investment Leaks from abandoned wells Impact of shale gas on energy prices Energy efficiency Energy self-sufficiency Permitting procedures for deep drilling With thanks to theyworkforyou.com

Balcombe anti-fracking protest trial – verdict on Monday

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 4, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

4th April 2014 District Judge William Ashworth is expected to give his verdict at 11am on Monday in the trial of nine anti-fracking campaigners arrested outside Cuadrilla’s oil exploration site at Balcombe.

Defence argues police order at anti-fracking protest was illegal and campaigners should be acquitted

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 4, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

4th April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day five A group of anti-fracking campaigners on trial for failing to comply with a police order should be acquitted because the order was illegal, their barristers claimed today.

Anti-fracking campaigners ignored police warning – prosecution summing up

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 4, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

4th April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day five Nine anti-fracking campaigners arrested at a sit-down protest outside Cuadrilla’s oil exploration site at Balcombe deliberately ignored police asking them to move, Brighton Magistrates Court heard this morning.

Anti-fracking demonstrators “shifted in different directions” by police at Balcombe protest

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 4, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

4th April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day five – morning evidence Police moved anti-fracking campaigners to different places outside Cuadrilla’s oil exploration site throughout a day of protest last year, without apparently knowing why, a court heard this morning.

A week of fracking events

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 4, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

April 4th 2014 At least nine events about fracking and shale gas are planned over the next week throughout England. Details, weblinks and email contacts are below.

Police pressure point technique unexpected and distressing, anti-fracking campaigner told court

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 3, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

3rd April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day four – afternoon evidence Three women arrested at a sit-down protest against fracking outside Cuadrilla’s oil exploration site at Balcombe gave evidence at their trial this afternoon.

Sit-down protest would not stop emergency services – court told

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 3, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

3rd April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day four – morning evidence Anti-fracking campaigners who took part in a sit-down protest next to the gate of Cuadrilla’s oil exploration site at Balcombe told a court this morning they would not have stopped emergency vehicles getting in or out.

Anti-fracking protest needed more than banners and petitions, court told

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 2, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

2nd April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day three – afternoon evidence A former oil engineer arrested at protests outside Cuadrilla’s exploration site at Balcombe told his trial this afternoon that fracking was a “folly” and a “false promise”.

Police did not give group of Balcombe anti-fracking protesters written details of protest conditions

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 2, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

2nd April 2014 Section 14 trial: Day three – morning evidence A group of anti-fracking campaigners who took part in a sit down protest near the gate of Cuadrilla’s oil exploration site at Balcombe were not given written notices of where they could legally demonstrate, a court heard […]

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