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Council asked Stormont department to help pay £240,000 legal bill after judicial review
A COUNCIL which faced a judicial review after permitted development rights were granted for a controversial exploratory oil drill in Co Antrim attempted to pass part of the bill for the legal costs, totalling £240,000, to a Stormont department.
Woodburn drill: Council spent £241,000 in legal costs over controversial oil exploration project
A COUNCIL spent more than £240,000 battling a High Court challenge to a controversial oil exploration project.
Judge dismisses High Court challenge to a controversial oil exploration project ruling proceedings are 'now academic'
A CO Antrim resident has lost his High Court challenge to a controversial oil exploration project close to his home.
Dead fish on oil drill land may have been starved of oxygen
FISH found dead on land at the former site of a controversial exploratory oil drill project in Co Antrim may have perished as a result of oxygen deficiency incurred during transport to the site.
Company behind Woodburn exploratory oil drill seeking short-term funding to secure future
THE company behind an exploratory oil drill in Co Antrim last year has indicated that it may need to consider whether the firm "can continue as a going concern".
Woodburn Forest returned to former state after exploratory work
WOODBURN Forest in Co Antrim has been largely returned to its former state after the company behind the exploratory oil drill project dismantled its site.
InfraStrata given grace period to clean up Woodburn Forest
THE company behind the exploratory drill at Woodburn Forest has been granted a second grace period to carry out clean-up work.
Environmental campaigners urged to clean up protest camp
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners who opposed an oil drilling operation in Co Antrim have been urged to clean up their own protest camp.
Company behind Woodburn Forest oil drill call off project
THE company behind a controversial exploratory oil drill in Co Antrim have called off the project after no oil was found.
James Orr among five people charged in connection with protest at Woodburn Forest site
NORTHERN Ireland Friends of the Earth director James Orr, was among seven campaigners arrested at the site of a controversial oil drilling project in Co Antrim on Sunday evening.