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TRAVEL: A171 Whitby to Scarborough road closed at Burniston for emergency water main repairs

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TRAVEL: A171 Whitby to Scarborough road closed at Burniston for emergency water main repairs

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The A171 has been closed at Mill Lane, Burniston due to a burst water main.Read Article

National park recommends approval of Burniston gas plans – but with strengthened conditions

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National park recommends approval of Burniston gas plans – but with strengthened conditions

Proposals to explore for gas near the edge of the North York Moors would not cause “significant harm” to the national park, the park’s authority agreed this morning. Map shown to North York Moors National Park planning committee (15/5/2025). The map shows the proposed site outline (in red) surrounded by 1km circles (dotted lines) and the national park boundary in blue. Source: North York Moors National Park All but one of park’s planning commit…Read Article

Burniston gas plans – concerns from National Park planners

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Burniston gas plans – concerns from National Park planners

The proposal by Europa to explore for gas near the North York Moors National Park “sits uncomfortably” with local climate change commitments, officials have said. View towards the North York Moors National Park from the edge of the proposed gas site at Burniston.Photo: DrillOrDrop Planners at the national park authority said in a report this week that the proposed development “would mark a significant step towards potential exploitation of a fo…Read Article

99%+ oppose Burniston gas plan

About 1,400 formal objections have been submitted in a public consultation on the Europa Oil & Gas exploration plans near the North York Moors national park. At the time of writing, just seven responses to the consultation supported the company’s planning application. Photo: DrillOrDrop.com DrillOrDrop has analysed all the comments and examined the key issues about the plans in the village of Burniston. You can read a summary below (Main reason…Burniston · Burniston Read Article

Second council unanimously rejects Burniston gas drilling plans

Another council has voted unanimously against plans to drill for gas at Burniston in North Yorkshire. Europa’s proposed gas exploration site at Burniston, North Yorkshire. Photo: DrillOrDrop Last week, Burniston Parish Council voted by eight to nil to object to the scheme by Europa Oil & Gas. Last night, nearby Newby and Scalby Town Council voted by 10 to nil to oppose the plans. The town council’s extraordinary meeting discussed a 17-page repo…Burniston · Burniston Read Article

Villagers meet on Burniston gas plan

Residents in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston have a chance to give their views later this month on plans to explore for gas on the edge of the national park and heritage coast. Proposed site of Burniston gas exploration site. Photo: DrillOrDrop Burniston Parish Council has called an extraordinary meeting to discuss the proposals by Europa Oil and Gas for a temporary well site and small-scale hydraulic fracture on farmland off the coast…Burniston · Burniston Read Article

New twists in the F-word debate

A gas company that criticised campaigners for using the word ‘fracking’ for a well operation in North Yorkshire used the same term for the same process in correspondence with officials. Campaigners against Europa’s Burniston plans. Photo: DrillOrDrop Europa Oil & Gas is seeking permission to drill for gas at a new site in Burniston, near the North York Moors National Park. The proposal includes a proppant squeeze, a form of small-scale hydrauli…Fracking · Burniston Read Article

IN PICTURES: Campaigners in Burniston march to protest at gas rig plans

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A campaign protest march against plans for a gas drilling rig in Burniston, Scarborough, attracted more than 200 people.Burniston · Burniston Read Article

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