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    GALBA Calls on LBA Owners to Invest £125m in West Yorkshire to Create Jobs that Cut Fuel Bills
    • Mar 18
    • 4 min

    GALBA Calls on LBA Owners to Invest £125m in West Yorkshire to Create Jobs that Cut Fuel Bills

    One week after Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) withdrew its controversial expansion plans, the Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport...
    • Jan 28
    • 4 min

    Public Would Pick Up £693 Million Bill for Cleaning Up Climate Damage if LBA Expansion Goes Ahead

    One week after the government announced a public inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport’s controversial expansion plans, a new report has...
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Press Release: GALBA Joins Campaigners to Call for Immediate Halt on All Airport Expansions

    GALBA joins airport campaigners across the country to call for an immediate halt on all airport expansions and to warn against...
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    All Noise - No Action

    The government is closing down the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) and move its responsibilities to the Civil...
    Letter in The Times from University of Leeds Expert: Include Demand Control Measures in Jet Zero
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Letter in The Times from University of Leeds Expert: Include Demand Control Measures in Jet Zero

    Letter in The Times from University of Leeds experts calls on government to include demand control measures in Jet Zero strategy.
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Open Letter to Grant Shapps About the Government's Jet Zero Strategy

    Dear Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, We write this open letter on a matter of national and global importance: Jet Zero....
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    GALBA's Jet Zero Consultation Response

    Attached is GALBA's response to the government's Jet Zero consultation response.
    Press Release: LCC's Climate Change Leader's Attitude 'Breathtakingly Irresponsible'
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: LCC's Climate Change Leader's Attitude 'Breathtakingly Irresponsible'

    Campaigners against expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport describe attitude of Leeds City Council’s climate change leader as...
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Press Release: GALBA Describes Gov's Jet Zero Plan as 'Flight of Fantasy'

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has described the government’s Jet Zero strategy, published today, as a flight of...
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    GALBA Welcomes Climate Change Committee's Latest Advice to Government

    The Climate Change Committee’s 2021 progress report to parliament, published today, is critical of delays to key Government plans and...
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Asks West Yorkshire Mayor to Support the Call for a Public Inquiry on LBA Plans

    Campaigners against airport expansion ask Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, to support the call for a public inquiry into LBA’s plans...
    More than 50,000 people call for Public Inquiry on Leeds Bradford Airport expansion.
    • May 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    More than 50,000 people call for Public Inquiry on Leeds Bradford Airport expansion.

    Today, three West Yorkshire teenagers will hand-deliver a petition signed by more than 54,000 people to the Communities Secretary Robert...
    • May 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Supports Call for Immediate Halt on Expansion of All UK Airports

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has joined 15 other national and community campaign groups calling for an...
    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Director of the Northern Powerhouse to Retract Misleading Claims
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Director of the Northern Powerhouse to Retract Misleading Claims

    GALBA calls on Henri Murison, Director of the Northern Powerhouse, to retract misleading claims about Leeds Bradford Airport expansion in...
    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Government's Commitment to Make Big Cuts in Greenhouse Gases by 2035
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Government's Commitment to Make Big Cuts in Greenhouse Gases by 2035

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has cautiously welcomed reports that the government will announce a new commitment...
    Press Release: Leeds Bradford Airport - The Next Cumbria Coal Mine Case
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Press Release: Leeds Bradford Airport - The Next Cumbria Coal Mine Case

    On 11 February, Leeds City Council (LCC) provisionally approved a planning application to expand Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), despite...
    Press Release: Leader of Leeds Lib Dems & Three Conservative Councillors Oppose LBA Expansion
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Leader of Leeds Lib Dems & Three Conservative Councillors Oppose LBA Expansion

    The day before Leeds City Council decides on controversial proposals to expand Leeds Bradford airport, Stewart Golton (leader of Leeds...
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Destination Unknown for Region’s Airport - Cllr Stewart Golton, Leader, Liberal Democrat Group, LCC

    I am proud of the time I spent as part of the travel industry. From humble holiday rep to Chair of the Board of Leeds Bradford Airport, I...
    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes New Advice from Government Climate Experts
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes New Advice from Government Climate Experts

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed the latest advice to government from the Committee on Climate Change...
    Press Release: GALBA Asks Information Commissioner to Make LCC Publish its Legal Advice
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Asks Information Commissioner to Make LCC Publish its Legal Advice

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) is demanding that Leeds City Council makes public legal advice it has received...
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      GALBA Calls on LBA Owners to Invest £125m in West Yorkshire to Create Jobs that Cut Fuel Bills

      • Mar 18
      GALBA Calls on LBA Owners to Invest £125m in West Yorkshire to Create Jobs that Cut Fuel Bills

      Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Celebrate Success as LBA Withdraws its Planning Application

      • Mar 10

      GALBA Condemns Leeds City Council Decision to Back LBA at Public Inquiry

      • Mar 4

      GALBA Calls on Leeds City Council to Remain Neutral at LBA Public Inquiry

      • Feb 22

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