Opponents celebrate refusal of permission for Broadford Bridge oil site
Campaigners against oil and gas operations across southern England gathered in celebration outside a site which was refused planning permission last week.
Breaking: “Enough is enough” – councillors call time on UKOG’s Broadford Bridge oil site
A West Sussex oil site that has been mothballed since 2018 has been refused more time.
Campaigners toast end of Notts shale gas site
Shale gas opponents were celebrating victory today in a 10-year David and Goliath battle in Nottinghamshire.
Campaigners welcome restoration of Notts shale gas site
A local campaign group is celebrating the formal end to shale gas operations near an important nature reserve in the Nottinghamshire village of Misson.
Misson shale gas well decommissioned
A shale gas well in Nottinghamshire that has been mothballed for more than four years has been decommissioned, officials have confirmed.
Equipment arrives to decommission Misson shale gas site
Equipment to plug and abandon the mothballed well at a shale gas site in north Nottinghamshire was delivered this morning.
Updated: Planners back more time to restore Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site
Cuadrilla should be given an extra two years to return its controversial fracking site near Blackpool to farmland, council planners have said.
Block Cuadrilla’s bid for more time at fracking site – local Conservative MP urges council
Cuadrilla should be refused more time to restore its fracking site in Lancashire, the local Conservative MP has told the county council.
Crane at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
A crane has been installed at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road suspended fracking site, near Blackpool in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla seeks two more years at Lancs fracking site
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has given formal notice that it intends to apply to extend the life of its shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
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