leeds city council

Mar 4, 2022
3 min

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

Campaigners condemn Leeds City Council’s decision to spend taxpayers’ money backing Leeds Bradford Airport expansion at public inquiry...

Feb 22, 2022
3 min

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

Today, the Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has written to Leeds councillors asking them to support their call for the...

Jan 19, 2022
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...

Dec 3, 2021
4 min

Press Release: 16,000 Green Jobs Could be Created in Leeds City Region According to New Report

A new report says nearly 16,000 green jobs could be created in Leeds City Region - Alex Sobel MP and GALBA launch the report on Friday 3...

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...

Mar 11, 2021
1 min

GALBA's Response to Leeds City Council Plans Panel's Confirmation of LBA Expansion Approval

Despite councillor after councillor expressing unhappiness at the conditions offered by LBA, it looks like threat of an appeal by the...

Mar 10, 2021
3 min

Press Release: GALBA Calls on New Council Leader to Prove He is 'Passionate About Climate Change'

On Thursday 11 March, Leeds councillors will meet again to consider Leeds Bradford Airport’s planning application. Campaigners from the...

Mar 4, 2021
1 min

Friends of the Earth's Legal Letter to Leeds City Council Plans Panel

Solicitors of Friends of the Earth have sent the following legal letter to Leeds City Council's Plans panel outlining some legal issues...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 10, 2020
2 min

Press Release: Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Welcome Support from Bradford MP, Naz Shah

The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed support for their campaign to stop airport expansion from the MP for...

Oct 16, 2020
2 min

Press Release: GALBA Publishes Legal Advice to Councillors - You Can Choose to Protect Our Climate

A leading planning barrister has told Leeds councillors that they are under a legal obligation to consider the climate impact of LBA’s...

Oct 6, 2020
2 min

Press Release: Campaigners call on Leeds Councillors to Say Yes to Clean Air and No to LBA Expansion

The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has called on Leeds councillors to make the air we breathe cleaner and safer by rejecting...