Campaigner begins legal action against West Newton fracturing
An environmental campaigner has taken the first steps in a legal challenge to the approval of lower-volume fracking in East Yorkshire.
Europa general meeting update
Europa Oil & Gas, the company behind plans for lower-volume fracking at Burniston, in North Yorkshire, has indefinitely adjourned its general meeting planned for the end of this month and announced a new one.
Breaking: Burniston decision meeting postponed
A crucial meeting tomorrow (Friday January 30 2026) to consider gas drilling plans at Burniston near Scarborough has been postponed.
Residents voice safety concerns over West Newton fracking plans
Opponents of lower-volume fracking have questioned the safety of the process proposed at a gas site in East Yorkshire.
Scrap planning rules that favour onshore oil and gas, environmentalists demand
Nine environmental campaign organisations have urged the government today to end planning policies that favour fossil fuels.
Breaking: Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site gets more time
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has won a two-year reprieve before it must be returned to farmland.
Councillors vote for new Lincolnshire oil site
A new oil site got the go-ahead from Lincolnshire councillors this morning, despite local opposition.
Shell’s Jackdaw gasfield and Ineos plastics project face legal challenges
Campaign organisations are taking separate legal actions over plans for a new gasfield and Ineos’s plastics project.
Three more years for East Yorkshire oil site
Councillors have overwhelmingly backed a time extension at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire.
Planners back Rathlin Energy’s West Newton oil plans
Council officials have recommended approval of major plans for production, drilling and extension at Rathlin Energy’s well site at West Newton-A.
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