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West Sussex seeks to exclude oil and gas drilling from protected landscapes

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 14, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

A new strategy in West Sussex seeks to prevent almost all oil and gas development in the South Downs National Park and the county’s two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Chief constable says cost of Balcombe protest was “value for money”

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

3/2/14 The chief constable of Sussex Police, Martin Richards, has said the nearly £4m cost of policing last year’s anti-fracking protests at Balcombe was “value for money”. In an interview with the Mid Sussex Times, he explained: “The public suffered no real serious injury, protestors were allowed to […]