Cliff falls near Burniston frack site alarm villagers
A large landslip at fragile cliffs near the site of plans to drill and frack for gas has alarmed residents in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Updated: Villagers highlight environmental “flaws” in North Yorkshire fracking plans
Opponents of plans to drill and frack in a North Yorkshire village have criticised the “inappropriate” technology, “inadequate” risk assessments, missing, incorrect and inconsistent information and a failure to consider vulnerable people. Europa Oil & Gas contacted DrillOrDrop about this article on 30 September 2025. We have published […]
Village meetings to discuss Egdon’s Yorkshire gas plan
Yorkshire villagers are meeting to discuss plans by Egdon Resources for gas drilling at Foxholes.
Villagers and oil company argue over threat to water supplies – Appeal Court
Contamination from a West Sussex oil site could potentially end up in a drinking water reservoir, villagers told the Court of Appeal today.
Villagers applaud surprise council rejection of UKOG’s Dunsfold drilling plans
Dunsfold residents have welcomed a county council vote to refuse plans to drill near their Surrey village.
Harthill villagers tell High Court they were “treated unfairly” at Ineos shale gas inquiry
Residents in Harthill, south Yorkshire, called today for the quashing of planning permission granted to Ineos for a wellsite in their village.
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