Three arrested after lock-on protest at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge site
Two men and a woman were arrested after chaining themselves together outside the gates to an oil exploration site near Billingshurst in West Sussex.
Claims of “unpredictable policing” at Broadford Bridge oil drilling protest
The organisation which monitors protest policing has raised concerns about tactics by officers at opposition to onshore drilling in West Sussex. Netpol said Sussex Police had described a section of road on the route to the Broadford Bridge oil exploration site near Billingshurst as a “tolerated slow walking area”. […]
UKOG threatens group with legal action over Broadford Bridge newsletter
The company behind a West Sussex oil exploration well, where drilling began on 29 May 2017, has threatened legal action against a local campaign group.
Oil drilling underway at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge site in West Sussex
UK Oil and Gas Investments announced today that drilling had begun at its well site at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex.
Angry residents call for immediate halt to UKOG oil drilling plans at Broadford Bridge
Opponents of oil exploration at a site in West Sussex have called for an immediate stop to work after the drill rig was installed yesterday.
First arrest at Broadford Bridge oil site as protests oppose rig installation
Sussex Police said this evening a 61-year-old man from Lindfield had been arrested outside the oil exploration site at Broadford Bridge near Billingshurst. A spokesperson said he was suspected of obstructing the highway.
Rig installed at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge oil exploration site – drilling expected soon
In the past few minutes, UK Oil and Gas has confirmed it has installed a drill rig at its oil exploration site at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex.
UKOG secures funds to begin oil drilling at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex
UK Oil and Gas Investments plc confirmed this morning it had raised the money it needs to begin drilling its well at Broadford Bridge, near Billingshurst in West Sussex.
UKOG confirms talks with potential new investors for Broadford Bridge
UK Oil and Gas Investments – the company with interests at Horse Hill, Broadford Bridge and Markwells Wood – has confirmed it is meeting with potential new institutional investors.
Sussex residents urged to object to UKOG’s oil drilling plans at Broadford Bridge
About 150 people heard calls last night to object to oil drilling, expected in the next few weeks, at a farm near Billingshurst in West Sussex.
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