The South Down National Park’s authority has unanimously decided to reject a bid by fracking firm Celtique Energie to undertake exploratory drilling near Fenhurst in Sussex,...
MP and former Green party leader Caroline Lucas has been found not guilty, along with four co-defendants, of obstructing a public highway during an anti-fracking protest...
Cuadrilla has dropped plans to frack at a site near Balcombe, West Sussex, after it found that the rocks were naturally fractured. The company said in...
David Cameron has said that banning fracking in the UK would be “a big mistake”. Despite concerns over the environmental impact of shale gas extraction, the...
Senior cabinet ministers, including the chancellor George Osborne and energy secretary Ed Davey, could see fracking developments begin on their doorstep, with licenses for exploratory drilling...
Cuadrilla has gone ahead with exploratory drilling for shale gas in Balcombe, Sussex, but local residents have promised to continue their fight against fracking. The government,...
Anti-fracking campaigners in Sussex who were blocking the entrance to a proposed shale gas exploration site have been forcibly moved by police. At least 10 protesters...