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    • 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...
    Press Release: Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Welcome Support from Bradford MP, Naz Shah
    • 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...
    Press Release: GALBA Publishes Legal Advice to Councillors - You Can Choose to Protect Our Climate
    • 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...
    Press Release: Twice as Many Leeds Residents Object to LBA's Plans than Support
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Twice as Many Leeds Residents Object to LBA's Plans than Support

    On deadline day, twice as many Leeds residents object to Leeds Bradford Airport's expansion plans as support them. On 17th September...
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Bradford Council ‘Ignored Its Own Climate Emergency Declaration’ in Response to LBA

    Bradford Council has ‘ignored its own Climate Emergency declaration’ in its response to the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport,...
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: LBA's New Economic Report Effectively Claims Airport is 'Immune' from COVID-19 Impact

    Campaigners against the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) have criticised a new report issued by AMP Capital, the...
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Press Release: Communities, MPs & Councillors Oppose LBA's Plans, Help Needed for Redundant Workers

    Airport campaigners praise West Yorkshire communities, MPs and councillors and for opposing Leeds Bradford Airport expansion and call on...
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Natural England Warns LCC that LBA’s Expansion Plans Put Local Countryside at Risk

    Commenting on plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport, the countryside watchdog Natural England has told Leeds City Council that “there is...
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: When is an Expansion Not an Expansion? When it's an LBA Expansion!

    Airport campaigners have reacted with a mixture of surprise and anger at the bizarre claim by the chief executive of Leeds Bradford...
    North Leeds Transport Forum Flyer- More Night Flights, More Noise at Night
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    North Leeds Transport Forum Flyer- More Night Flights, More Noise at Night

    North West Leeds Transport Forum have produced another flyer highlighting the noise implications of LBA's proposals.
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: A Fifth Leeds MP Says No to LBA Expansion - Fabian Hamilton

    All five Labour MPs in Leeds have now publicly stated they oppose the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport. Fabian Hamilton, MP...
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 8 min

    Press Release: 90 Academics Sign Open Letter to Leeds City Council Opposing Expansion of LBA

    In a dramatic development of the argument about the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport 90 academics have signed a letter...
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: Airport Campaigners Welcome Support from a Third Leeds MP, Hilary Benn

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed support for their campaign to stop airport expansion from a third...
    • Jun 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Airport Campaigners Welcome Support from Leeds MP, Richard Burgon

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed support for their campaign to stop airport expansion from a second...
    • May 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Airport Campaigners Welcome Support from Youth Strike 4 Climate and Alex Sobel MP

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport is delighted that Leeds Youth Strike 4 Climate has joined the campaign to stop airport...
    North West Leeds Transport Forum Flyer
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    North West Leeds Transport Forum Flyer

    NWLTF have released a flyer on rejecting the airport expansion, succinctly covering some great points. Particularly interesting is the...
    • May 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Yorkshire Bylines: LBA's Expansion Plans Were a Bad Idea Before. Now They’re Ridiculous

    Yorkshire Bylines has published a great article which highlights some of the many problems with the airport expansion. So when a planning...
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Leeds Citizen' Jury Recommendations Published: No to the Airport Expansion

    Last November, following two months of research & deliberation, the Leeds Climate Change Citizens’ Jury released their recommendations to...
    • May 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Stop Leeds Bradford Airport Expansion! Help Us Raise Campaign Funds

    Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) wants to double its passenger numbers by 2030 and extend flying hours into the night and early morning. We...
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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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