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    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Decision to Hold Inquiry into LBA Expansion Plans
    • Jan 19
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Decision to Hold Inquiry into LBA Expansion Plans

    Airport campaigners welcome decision to hold an inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport expansion plans The Group for Action on Leeds...
    • 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.
    • 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...
    • 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 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: Decision on Whether to Hold Public Inquiry into LBA Expansion Delayed
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Decision on Whether to Hold Public Inquiry into LBA Expansion Delayed

    A decision by Secretary of State Robert Jenrick on whether to ‘call in’ the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport was expected...
    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Rejection of Southhampton Airport Expansion
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Rejection of Southhampton Airport Expansion

    Campaigners welcome rejection of Southampton airport expansion and call for a public inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport, as petition...
    79 West Yorkshire Orgs & Cllrs Write to Gov Asking for Public Inquiry on LBA Expansion
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    79 West Yorkshire Orgs & Cllrs Write to Gov Asking for Public Inquiry on LBA Expansion

    79 West Yorkshire community groups, environmental organisations and councillors from all parties have written to Robert Jenrick...
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    GALBA Welcomes Alex Sobel MP's Support in Calling-In the LBA Expansion Application

    Alex Sobel, the MP for Leeds North West, has written to Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local...
    Press Release: 246 Uni of Leeds Staff and Researchers ask Robert Jenrick to ‘Call in’ LBA Decision
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    Press Release: 246 Uni of Leeds Staff and Researchers ask Robert Jenrick to ‘Call in’ LBA Decision

    246 University of Leeds staff and postgraduate researchers ask Robert Jenrick to ‘call in’ the decision on Leeds Bradford Airport In a...
    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...
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    GALBA's Request to the Secretary of State - Call In the LBA Expansion

    This letter is a request from Estelle Dehon acting on behalf of the Group for Action on LBA to the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick MP,...
    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...
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Government & LCC to Help Airport Workers Move into Sustainable Jobs

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has written to all Leeds MPs and Leeds City Council asking them to help local people find...
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Committee on Climate Change: Count International Flights From UK in Emissions Targets

    The Committee on Climate Change - an independent thinktank offering advice to government on building a low-carbon economy and preparing...
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      Latest News

      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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