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    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 Highlights Irony of Leeds Winning Funds for 'Green Finance' Hub
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Highlights Irony of Leeds Winning Funds for 'Green Finance' Hub

    Image credit: Neil Terry. The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has reacted to the news that Leeds will receive £10 million to...
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Help Us Raise Funds for Our Legal Challenge Leeds City Council's Decision!

    We've launched a crowd funder on Just Giving to raise funds for specialist legal representation and other advisers. Please make a...
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Press Release: GALBA's Response to LBA Decision

    GALBA is disappointed that Leeds City Council has chosen to provisionally approve the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport. This is the...
    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
    • 1 min

    GALBA's Letter to Council Plans Panel - Sound Legal Reasons to Refuse LBA's Proposal

    GALBA has sent a final short letter to the Leeds City Council Plans Panel, prepared with the legal advice from our barrister. It's a...
    • 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...
    Open Letter - MPs, Councillors, Scientists and Community Groups Oppose LBA Expansion
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Open Letter - MPs, Councillors, Scientists and Community Groups Oppose LBA Expansion

    The following is an open letter to LCC councillors, written by GALBA & supported by various groups. Dear Councillor In a few days, 13...
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    LBA’s Economic Claims - The Numbers Don’t Add Up

    The New Economic Forum has raised an objection to LBA's economic claims on its proposal.
    Press Release: LBA Expansion Deadline Announced & GALBA Welcomes Imran Hussain's Support
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: LBA Expansion Deadline Announced & GALBA Welcomes Imran Hussain's Support

    Leeds Bradford Airport expansion decision date announced as campaigners welcome support from Imran Hussain, MP Bradford East. With a...
    GALBA's LBA Expansion Objection on Health
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    GALBA's LBA Expansion Objection on Health

    This explains the damage that LBA expansion would do to our health.
    GALBA's Response to Further Information Submitted by LBA (NOTAM)
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    GALBA's Response to Further Information Submitted by LBA (NOTAM)

    Here is GALBA’s response to LBA’s recent Further Information Reports. This concerns the mistakes made by LBA about the existing...
    Contact the Councillors who Decide LBA's Planning Application
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Contact the Councillors who Decide LBA's Planning Application

    We don’t yet know when the City Plans Panel of Leeds City Council will decide whether to approve or reject LBA’s planning application. It...
    Press Release: New Report Warns LBA Expansion Would Be 'Poor Value for Money'
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: New Report Warns LBA Expansion Would Be 'Poor Value for Money'

    New report warns that Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would be ‘poor value for money’ and could take £1 billion out of the local economy...
    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...
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: LBA Expansion Could See Up to £3.1bn Leave the Local Economy in Economic Recession

    New analysis shows that plans for the airport’s expansion also overestimated the number of new jobs by over a third. The proposed Leeds...
    Press Release: GALBA Highlights Call for End to Night Time Flying
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Highlights Call for End to Night Time Flying

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has added its voice to national calls for an end to night time flying. In a letter...
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Airport Expansion Expose ‘Fundamental Mistake’ in LBA's Planning App

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has revealed that the airport’s controversial expansion plans contain a fundamental...
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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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