Up to 1,000 new protesters, including the fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, started arriving in Balcombe today as the three-week protest against the possibility of fracking at the West ...

After a summer of anti-fracking protests in Balcombe many residents have said the village has been left "scarred" and "divided". It was the destination of choice for environmental protesters and ...

Energy company Cuadrilla is scaling back its exploratory oil drilling operation near Balcombe in West Sussex on police advice. Up to 1,000 extra anti-fracking activists are expected to join ...