Foxholes rejects gas drilling plans with a “line in the chalk”
The North Yorkshire village of Foxholes has opposed plans by Egdon Resources to explore for gas.
The North Yorkshire village of Foxholes has opposed plans by Egdon Resources to explore for gas.
Gas exploration plans in the North Yorkshire village of Foxholes were published today.
The fracking firm, Cuadrilla Resources Limited, has received a cash sum of £12.5m after resolving a commercial dispute.
Sir Jeremy Hunt, the former chancellor, has welcomed news that an oil and gas company has surrendered its exploration rights in his Surrey constituency.
A key industry regulator has objected to plans for gas exploration and a form of fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Many residents who attended an information meeting about gas drilling in a North Yorkshire village said they were unconvinced about the plans.
Egdon Resources says it is giving more details this week of its new plans to explore for gas near a village in North Yorkshire.
Another council has voted unanimously against plans to drill for gas at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Residents in Balcombe in West Sussex have lost a legal challenge against testing an oil well in their village.
Parish councillors voted by 8 to nil to object to plans for gas exploration and small-scale hydraulic fracturing in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston. About 100 people attending an extraordinary meeting last night also unanimously opposed the scheme in a show-of-hands.